The Food and Drug Board of Authority ( my, အစားအသောက်နှင့် ဆေးဝါးကွပ်ကဲရေး ဦးစီးဌာန; abbreviated FDBA) is Burma's national regulatory agency, responsible for

regulation of therapeutic goods The regulation of therapeutic goods, defined as drugs and therapeutic devices, varies by jurisdiction. In some countries, such as the United States, they are regulated at the national level by a single agency. In other jurisdictions they are reg ...

, including the manufacture, import, export, storage, distribution and sale of food and drugs, in the interests of public safety. The agency was established under the 1992 National Drug Law. According to the 1992 law, the membership is led by the

Minister of Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services. Some governments have separate ministers for mental health. Coun ...

and Deputy Minister of Health, who act as Chairman and Vice-Chairman respectively. FDBA is the highest authority of food and drug regulations.

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{{reflist Medical and health organisations based in Myanmar Drugs in Myanmar National agencies for drug regulation Food safety organizations Government agencies established in 1995 Regulation in Myanmar

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