Grant R Alexander
Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857.
J Food Prot. 1980 May;43(5):410-413. doi: 10.4315/0362-028X-43.5.410.
Public participation has become an increasingly important activity within the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Translating a concept such as public participation into an operational reality, however, presents a constant challenge to federal as well as state and local governments. FDA has developed a model Public Participation Program that provides a variety of ways for consumers to become involved in the Agency's decisionmaking process. The FDA program is policy oriented and strives to achieve five basic objectives. The ultimate goal of this program is to provide consumers with the opportunity to participate in and impact on the Agency's decisions concerning important health issues. Realizing this goal will enable the Agency to ensure that its policies and regulations are responsive to expressed consumer concerns.
公众参与在食品药品监督管理局（FDA）内部已成为一项日益重要的活动。然而，将公众参与这样的概念转化为实际行动，对联邦政府以及州和地方政府来说始终是一项挑战。FDA制定了一个模范公众参与计划，为消费者提供了多种参与该机构决策过程的方式。FDA的计划以政策为导向，力求实现五个基本目标。该计划的最终目标是为消费者提供机会，使其能够参与并影响该机构有关重要健康问题的决策。实现这一目标将使该机构能够确保其政策和法规回应消费者表达的关切。
