12.13.16
In an effort to increase transparency and improve access to government data for consumers, healthcare providers, researchers and academics, the U.S. FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) will now post on a quarterly basis data extracted from adverse event reports, including conventional foods and dietary supplements, and cosmetics. The agency is also making available raw data files that can be downloaded in .csv format or through OpenFDA.gov as an application program interface (API).
The CFSAN Adverse Event Reporting System (CAERS) is one of the post-market surveillance tools the FDA uses to monitor the safety of foods and cosmetic products. Adverse event reports related to conventional foods, dietary supplements, and cosmetics come primarily from consumers and healthcare providers; of these products, only dietary supplement manufacturers have a legal obligation to report adverse events to the agency.
The FDA uses adverse event reports
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