Federal agency FOIA guide · Department of Health and Human Services

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

For FDA records such as inspection materials, regulatory files, approval-related records, policy, and correspondence. Many items are already public.

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Before you file: Search the agency’s public reading room and other public databases first. FOIAFiler does not submit requests for you, and agency contact details can change. Verify current instructions on the official agency page before sending.

Common request topics

fdadrugmedical deviceinspectionwarning letterfood

Where to submit

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Email: Not listed in FOIAFiler data; use the official FOIA page.

Mail:
Division of Freedom of Information
Food and Drug Administration
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857

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Related request recipes

Public-health / medical-regulatory records

Choose the HHS component that actually created the records. Search public databases and reading rooms first.

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How to make the request easier to process

  • Describe the records, not just the question you want answered.
  • Use a specific date range when possible.
  • Name the office, event, case number, contract number, facility, or other locator if known.
  • List useful record types such as emails, reports, memoranda, photographs, logs, contracts, or policy documents.
  • For records about yourself, follow the agency’s identity-verification and Privacy Act instructions.
  • Ask for reasonably segregable non-exempt portions if responsive records contain exempt material.

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If this agency is clearly the custodian, build one request. If the records may be split among several components, Request Bundles can generate a separate letter for each selected agency while keeping the core description consistent.

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