The FDA continues to work on newly produced human and animal medicines, medical devices, food additives and baby food in every corner of the USA. The FDA also monitors the manufacture, import, shipping, storage and sale of products worth a trillion dollars annually.

  After a public health disaster in 1937, it was realized that there should be a stronger federal law in the USA. Sulfanilamide, which was used in the treatment of some diseases such as throat burning and gonorrhea and was called the first "miracle drug", was used in children. However, 107 people, mostly children, died as a result of the presence of a poison that is also used in antifreeze in the liquid form of the drug.

  Previous laws did not require drug manufacturers to test the drug before placing it on the market. The US Congress revised this law the following year, requiring companies to prove the safety of new drugs. The new law also included regulations for cosmetic and therapeutic devices.

  Over time, it was also among the responsibilities of the FDA to monitor the proof that drugs and devices are as effective as they are safe before they are put on the market. The FDA's role today includes making a good blend of law and science for consumer protection.

  Considering that the safety and benefits of the products on which the American people spend more than 20 percent of their income are the responsibility of the FDA, it seems that the decisions made by the institution directly affect every American citizen. Determining “prevention” as the first priority for public health, the FDA monitors the foods imported into the country for the consumption of safe foods and determines prevention strategies through scientific research and risk assessment.

  The FDA, which conducts more than 15 thousand control studies on the safety of medical products every year, is always prepared for the emergence of unexpected health risks, and intervenes in place and on time. One of the priorities of the institution is expressed as the introduction of new technologies to the market and ensuring easy access to the public.

  Among the principles of the FDA, one of the oldest and most respected consumer protection organizations in the USA, the use of the latest technology, acting on a universal scale due to the worldwide marketing of products, making decisions that take all phases of the product into account, including pre-market and post-market, and all prevention studies. Cooperation with relevant sectors is shown.