Conducting Inspections Around the Globe
Inspecting FDA-regulated facilities worldwide to ensure industry compliance with federal laws and rigorous quality standards
Inspections, Compliance, Enforcement, and Criminal Investigations
FDA's Office of Inspections and Investigations (OII) - working to keep your community safe.
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OII News, Stories, and Features
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Conducting Criminal Investigations
FDA’s law enforcement arm investigates illegal activities involving FDA-regulated products, arrests those responsible, and brings them before the Department of Justice for prosecution
Screening Imported Goods
Ensuring the safety of imported FDA-regulated products before they reach U.S. consumers
Protecting Against Health Fraud Scams
Keeping you informed about the latest health product scams - and pursuing the bad actors who perpetuate them
Emergency Preparedness and Response
FDA works with partners to respond to outbreaks and emergencies to facilitate timely access to medical countermeasures and expedite solutions to shortages
Providing Guidance to Industry
Working with industry to support an innovative marketplace that's safe for all consumers and patients
Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts
Alerting you to the latest recalls of potentially unsafe FDA-regulated products gathered from press releases and other public notices. Not all recalls have press releases or are posted on this website.
Mar 17
Nestlé USA Announces Voluntary Recall of a Limited Quantity of Lean Cuisine® and STOUFFER’S® Frozen Meals Due to Potential Presence of Foreign Material
Food & Beverages
Mar 15
Savage Pet Recalls Savage Cat Food Chicken – Large and Small Boxes Because of Possible Bird Flu Health Risk
Animal & Veterinary
Mar 15
Seabear Company Recalls Smoked Salmon Chowder and Alehouse Clam Chowder Because of Possible Health Risk
Food & Beverages
What We Inspect
Human Foods Program
Safeguarding more than $1.5 trillion worth of food and providing educational resources related to food safety, cosmetics, and dietary supplements
Drugs
Ensuring safe and effective drugs are available to improve the health of all Americans
Vaccines, Blood & Biologics
Ensuring blood, blood products, vaccines, and biological products are safe, effective, and available to those who need them
Medical Devices & Radiation-Emitting Products
Assuring U.S. patients have access to safe, effective, and high-quality medical devices and radiation-emitting products, like mammograms and other x-ray imaging
Animal & Veterinary
Protecting pet health by regulating the drugs, devices, and feed given to or used on companion and food-producing animals in the U.S.
Tobacco Products
Protecting Americans from tobacco-related disease and death by regulating the manufacture, distribution, and marketing of tobacco products to ensure a healthier life for every family
Cosmetics
Regulating cosmetics for safe use and proper labeling
About the Office of Inspections and Investigations (OII)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Inspections and Investigations (OII) is the lead office for all FDA field inspection, investigation, import and emergency response related activities. OII partners with internal and external agency stakeholders to identify, collect, and evaluate evidence that empowers integrated regulatory decision making. OII inspects regulated products and manufacturers, and reviews imported products offered for entry into the United States. In pursuit of its mission, OII also works with its state, local, tribal, territorial and foreign counterparts.