Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) Draft Year: 1938 Amendment Years: 1954 and 1958 National Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

Function and Environmental Issues Function: The United States Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is a set of laws passed by congress giving authority to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to oversee the safety of food, drugs, and cosmetics. Environmental Issues Affected: Under the FFDAC, food is prohibited from sale if it has any harmful pesticides on it, which causes food production companies to stop putting out harmful pesticides. The FFDCA requires the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) to set maximum residue limits ("tolerances") for these pesticides on food.

Agencies Responsible for the Enforcement of this Act: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Drug Efficacy Study Implementation (DESI) National Academy of Sciences Premarket Approval Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)