Editing Food and Drug Administration (section)

==Scope and funding==
As of 2021, the FDA had responsibility for overseeing $2.7 trillion in food, medical, and tobacco products.<ref name=2021faqs/> Some 54% of its budget derives from the federal government, and 46% is covered by industry user fees for FDA services.<ref name="2021faqs">{{Cite web |publisher=US Food and Drug Administration |date=November 26, 2021 |title=Fact Sheet: FDA at a Glance |url=https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/fda-basics/fact-sheet-fda-glance |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224041029/https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/fda-basics/fact-sheet-fda-glance |url-status=live }}</ref> For example, [[Pharmaceutical industry|pharmaceutical firms]] pay fees to expedite drug reviews.<ref name=2021faqs/>

According to [[Forbes]], pharmaceutical firms provide 75% of the FDA's drug review budget.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 15, 2022 |title=F.D.A.'s Drug Industry Fees Fuel Concerns Over Influence |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/15/health/fda-drug-industry-fees.html |work=NY Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | vauthors = LaMattina J |date=June 28, 2018 |title=The Biopharmaceutical Industry Provides 75% Of The FDA's Drug Review Budget. Is This A Problem? |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnlamattina/2018/06/28/the-biopharmaceutical-industry-provides-75-of-the-fdas-drug-review-budget-is-this-a-problem/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230103040036/https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnlamattina/2018/06/28/the-biopharmaceutical-industry-provides-75-of-the-fdas-drug-review-budget-is-this-a-problem/?sh=717a057449ec |archive-date=January 3, 2023 |access-date=January 3, 2023 |website=[[Forbes]] |language=en}}</ref>