The US Food and Drug Administration is mainly responsible for food and drug safety supervision. Its main function is to supervise the research, production, circulation and use of drugs (including Chinese herbal medicines, Chinese herbal pieces, Chinese patent medicines, chemical raw materials and their preparations, antibiotics, biochemical drugs, diagnostic drugs, radioactive drugs, narcotic drugs, toxic drugs, psychotropic drugs, medical devices, sanitary materials, packaging materials, etc.). ) Administratively and technically.

People's Republic of China (PRC) Drug Administration Law

Article 99

The pharmaceutical supervisory and administrative department shall, in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations, supervise and inspect the drug development, production, marketing and users' use of drugs, and when necessary, conduct extended inspections on units and individuals that provide products or services for drug development, production, marketing and use, and the relevant units and individuals shall cooperate with them and shall not refuse or conceal them;

The pharmaceutical supervisory and administrative department shall focus on the supervision and inspection of high-risk drugs;

If there is evidence that there may be potential safety hazards, the pharmaceutical supervisory and administrative department shall, according to the supervision and inspection, take warning, interview, rectification within a time limit, suspension of production, sale, use and import, and timely announce the inspection and treatment results;

When conducting supervision and inspection, the pharmaceutical supervisory and administrative department shall produce certification documents and keep confidential the business secrets known in the supervision and inspection.