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Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration

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The Reagan-Udall Foundation was established by the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (FDAAA), enacted on September 27, 2007. (Public Law 110-85). The law requires that the foundation board of directors be established within 30 days and that it not include any federal employee. The Foundation, a private and independent nonprofit corporation, was created to modernize medical, veterinary, food, food ingredient, and cosmetic product development; accelerate innovation; and enhance product safety. __________ Sources: http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/ComplianceManuals/RegulatoryProceduresManual/ucm176580.htm http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/2007/ucm109029.htm