Food and Drug Board of Authority

Food and Drug Board of Authority
‹See Tfd›အစာဆေးဝါးအာဏာပိုင်အဖွဲ့
Agency overview
TypeDepartment
JurisdictionGovernment of Burma
HeadquartersNaypyidaw
Parent agencyMinistry of Health (Burma)
Websitewww.moh.gov.mm

The Food and Drug Board of Authority (Burmese: အစားအသောက်နှင့် ဆေးဝါးကွပ်ကဲရေး ဦးစီးဌာန; abbreviated FDBA) is Burma's national regulatory agency, responsible for regulation of therapeutic goods, including the manufacture, import, export, storage, distribution and sale of food and drugs, in the interests of public safety.[1] The agency was established under the 1992 National Drug Law.[1] According to the 1992 law, the membership is led by the Minister of Health and Deputy Minister of Health, who act as Chairman and Vice-Chairman respectively. FDBA is the highest authority of food and drug regulations.[2]

  1. ^ a b "The National Drug Law" (PDF). The State Law and Order Restoration Council. 30 October 1992. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  2. ^ Holloway, Kathleen A (30 December 2011). "Drug Policy and Pharmaceuticals in Health Care Delivery" (PDF). World Health Organization. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2015.