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- FDA : The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is responsible for regulating and supervising the safety of foods, dietary supplements, drugs, vaccines, biological medical products, blood products, medical devices, radiation-emitting devices, veterinary products, and cosmetics. The FDA also enforces section 361 of the Public Health Service Act and the associated regulations, including sanitation requirements on interstate travel as well as specific rules for control of disease on products ranging from pet turtles to semen donations for assisted reproductive medicine techniques.
- for more information refer to U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- interactive communication
- system management
- prerequisite programmes
- HACCP principles
TÜVs (pronounced [ˈtʏf]) (short for Technischer Überwachungs-Verein, Technical Inspection Association in English) are German organizations that work to validate the safety of products of all kinds to protect humans and the environment against hazards. As an independent consultant, they examine monitoring-needy plants, motor vehicles, energy installations, devices and products (e.g consumer goods). The many subsidiaries of the TÜVs can also appear as project developers for energy and traffic concepts, problem solutions in the area of environmental protection and as certification bodies. Many of the TÜV organizations also provide registration to various standards such as, ISO9001:2000 quality management system and ISO/TS16949 automotive quality management system.
The TÜVs as a group became part of the German landscape about 130 years ago, as part of the public and workplace safety initiatives of the time. In and around 1870 there were 43 TÜVs in total. They were geographically based as they are today, hence the names, SÜD, NORD, Rheinland, etc. The TÜVs were originally formed to inspect steam boiler installations across the country. Interestingly enough, the TÜVs still have a major portion of their business rooted in the inspection and certification of boiler and pressure equipment (see the Pressure Equipment Directive for more). As the years passed and technology progressed, the 43 TÜVs merged and now there are 4 TÜVs remaining in Germany plus one in Austria. TÜV SÜD, NORD, Rheinland, and the much smaller Saarland. The largest is the SÜD group with 11,000 employees and 800 locations worldwide. The only other commercial certification body in the world larger than TÜV SÜD is Société Générale de Surveillance, based in Switzerland.
