The US' Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health have launched a new website that, when fully developed, will provide a mechanism for the reporting of pre- and post-market safety data to the federal government. Currently, the website can be used to report safety problems related to foods, including animal feed and animal drugs, as well as adverse events occurring on human gene transfer trials. Consumers can also use the site to report problems with pet foods and pet treats.
The new site, called the Safety Reporting Portal (SRP), will provide greater and easier access to online reporting. The new Web portal will include different features for different types of reporting. This includes reportable food registry, pets, animal drugs and clinical trials.
This is a first step toward a common electronic reporting system that will offer one-stop shopping, allowing an individual to file a single report to multiple agencies that may have an interest in the event. The portal will ultimately enhance the government's systematic analysis of safety information, which will benefit public health. In the meantime, the new portal redirects individuals who want to submit reports about other products regulated by FDA, the US Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency or the Consumer Product Safety Commission to the appropriate contact.
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