2. THE FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA)
Role: Consumer
Health/Protection Watchdog
Function: Regulation of
products consumed
Significant Regulation: H.R.
3580, the Food and Drug
Administration Amendments
Act of 2007
3. THE FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA)
Regulated By the FDA:
Foods: dietary supplements, bottled water, food additives,
and infant formulas, as well as other food products.
Drugs: prescription drugs (both brand-name and generic),
non-prescription (over-the-counter) drugs
Biologics: vaccines, blood and blood products, cellular and
gene therapy products, tissue and tissue products, etc…
Medical Devices: everything from tongue depressors and
bedpans to complex technologies such as heart
pacemakers,
dental devices, and surgical implants and prosthetics
Electronic Products that give off radiation: microwave,
ovens, x-ray equipment, laser products, ultrasonic therapy
4. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Role: Environmental Protection
Function: Promotion of
environmental protection
concerns
Significant Regulation: The
Clean Water Act 33 U.S.C.
§1251 et seq. (1972)
5. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
Regulated by The EPA:
Air: Criteria Air Pollutants (Lead, Particulate Matter,
etc.), Ozone Layer Protection, Transportation
Cross-cutting Issues: Climate Change, Asbestos, Lead
Emergency Management: Oil Spills
Land & Cleanup: Underground Storage Tanks (USTs)
Toxic Substances: Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs),
Chemicals and Hazardous Substances,
Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)
Waste: Solid Waste and Hazardous Waste
Water: Drinking Water, Hydraulic Fracturing,
Mountaintop Mining
6. THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION (FCC)
Role: Consumer Protection via
communication
Function: Regulation of
communications in the US.
Significant Regulation: ACE
Title 47: Telecommunication
PART 20—COMMERCIAL MOBILE SERVICES
§20.1
7. THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC)
The FCC Regulates: All
communications, satellite,
broadband, telephone, radio,
and etc.
For Example:
Cell Phones
Public Access Television
Satellite
Radio
8. WORKS CONSULTED
Federal Communications Commission. (2015, March 15). Retrieved
June 21, 2016, from https://www.fcc.gov/
United States, FDA. (n.d.). FDA Basics. Retrieved June 21, 2016,
from http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/Transparency/Basics
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (2016, June
15). Retrieved June 21, 2016, from https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa
Editor's Notes
FDA: The FDA is responsible for the protection of public health. The FDA promotes public safety by ensuring products meant for human consumption/use meets safety expectations. The FDA regulates every imaginable area of product creation. The most commonly known area the FDA regulates is food. However, they also regulate everything from the coloured dyes used for colouring cosmetic lip stain to products for livestock and animals. The FDA has many regulations relating to many different areas of product creation. The H.R. 3580, the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 stands as a significant modern set of regulations. This was a set of laws and regulations geared to protect the users of medical devices and prescription medication. This Act gave the FDA more authority and support in the review of new medical devices and prescription medications subject to approval.
FDA S2: Take a minute and read the list of products above. Above are just a few areas the FDA regulates and watches over. The FDA regulates everything from pet food to what can be put into bottled water.
EPA S1: The EPA is responsible for the protection of the environment from pollution and irresponsible actions. It was developed as a preventive agency. The EPA is responsible for ensuring the health and safety of Americans in their environments at work, home, or school. The EPA and FDA have a similar purpose, but accomplish the purposes in very different ways. The EPA protects humans by caring for and regulating the environment they inhabit and share with nature. The EPA is responsible for clean air, clean water, and National Parks. It enacts regulations safeguarding the environment everyone shares and needs. One of the many significant regulations the EPA the Clean Water Act of o1972 still remains one of the most important to date. The act, originally called the Water Pollution Control Act of 1948, prohibits the dumping of pollution to any water way in America. This acts protects all surface waters and ground water sources from pollution.
EPA S2: Take a minute and read the list of areas the EPA protects above. Above are just a few areas the EPA regulates and protects. The EPA regulates everything from the air we breathe to the water we drink and everything in between.
FCC: The FCC is responsible for regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. The FCC is an independent U.S. government agency overseen by the Congress. The FCC is the primary authority for communications law, regulation and technological innovation. The FCC has been able to keep up with the changing times. The FCC enacted ACE to provide every citizen with better phone service without regard to income.
FCC S2: Take a minute and read the list of areas the FCC controls above. Above are just a few areas the FCC has control over. The FCC controls mostly all communication forms, methods. FCC regulates everything from the dinosaur radio waves to the satellite television we all record on our DVRs.
