Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act

Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act
Long title	An Act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revitalize the Food and Drug Administration, and for other purposes.
Nicknames	Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act of 1990
Enacted by	the 101st United States Congress
Effective	November 28, 1990
Citations
Public law	101-635
Statutes at Large	104 Stat. 4583
Codification
Acts amended	Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
Titles amended	21 U.S.C.: Food and Drugs
U.S.C. sections amended	21 U.S.C. ch. 9 § 301 et seq.; 21 U.S.C. ch. 9, subch. VII §§ 379b, 379c, 379d; 21 U.S.C. ch. 9, subch. X § 394;
Legislative history
	Introduced in the Senate as S. 845 by Orrin G. Hatch (R–UT) on April 19, 1989; Committee consideration by Committee on Labor and Human Resources and House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Passed the Senate on October 25, 1990 (passed); Passed the House on October 27, 1990 (agreed by voice vote); Signed into law by President George H. W. Bush on November 28, 1990;

The Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act was introduced by the 101st Congress of the United States. Senator Orrin G. Hatch was the chairperson sponsor of the federal revitalization amendment for the Food and Drug Administration.^[1]

The FDA revitalization was orchestrated by Commissioner of Food and Drugs Dr. David Kessler in pursuant of the congressional authorization permissible by 101st Senate bill 845;^[2]^[3]^[4]

^ Hatch, Orrin G (1991). "The Future Direction of the Food and Drug Administration". Food, Drug, Cosmetic Law Journal. 46 (1). Food and Drug Law Institute: 15–20. JSTOR 26659270.
^ Kessler, David A (January 1991). "Remarks by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs". Food, Drug, Cosmetic Law Journal. 46 (1). Food and Drug Law Institute: 21–26. JSTOR 26659271.
^ Kessler, M.D., David A (May 1991). "Responding to the Challenge: A Revitalized FDA". Food, Drug, Cosmetic Law Journal. 46 (3). Food and Drug Law Institute: 391–394. JSTOR 26659032.
^ Kessler, M.D., David A (1995). "Remarks by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs". Food and Drug Law Journal. 50 (2). Food and Drug Law Institute: 327–334. JSTOR 26659586.

[1] Hatch, Orrin G (1991). "The Future Direction of the Food and Drug Administration". Food, Drug, Cosmetic Law Journal. 46 (1). Food and Drug Law Institute: 15–20. JSTOR 26659270.

[2] Kessler, David A (January 1991). "Remarks by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs". Food, Drug, Cosmetic Law Journal. 46 (1). Food and Drug Law Institute: 21–26. JSTOR 26659271.

[3] Kessler, M.D., David A (May 1991). "Responding to the Challenge: A Revitalized FDA". Food, Drug, Cosmetic Law Journal. 46 (3). Food and Drug Law Institute: 391–394. JSTOR 26659032.

[4] Kessler, M.D., David A (1995). "Remarks by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs". Food and Drug Law Journal. 50 (2). Food and Drug Law Institute: 327–334. JSTOR 26659586.

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