Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
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Agency overview
Formed1984[1]
JurisdictionFederal government of the United States
Headquarters5001 Campus Drive, College Park, Maryland 20740
Employees811 Full-time Employees
Annual budget$182 million[2]
Agency executive
  • Nega Beru, Executive officer
Parent agencyFood and Drug Administration
Websitewww.fda.gov/Food

The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN (/ˈsɪfˌsæn/ SIF-san)) is the branch of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that regulates food, dietary supplements, and cosmetics, as opposed to drugs, biologics, medical devices, and radiological products, which also fall under the purview of the FDA. [3]

  1. ^ "CFSAN History". Archived from the original on 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
  2. ^ "The American Society for Microbiology's article on FDA budget". Archived from the original on 2008-12-25.
  3. ^ Nutrition, Center for Food Safety and Applied (2020-01-17). "Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)". FDA. Retrieved 2020-04-02.