How will FDA integrate its efforts with the White House Electronic Commerce Working Group?
FDA believes its activities will complement those of the White House working group and are consistent with the Administration’s July 1997 Framework for Global Electronic Commerce and the President’s November 1998 Memorandum on Successes and Further Work on Electronic Commerce. Effective consumer protection is necessary to foster legitimate electronic commerce. Because legitimate electronic commerce activities may involve the practice of medicine or the practice of pharmacy, FDA will work with state law enforcement and regulatory bodies to better define the boundaries of legitimate online practices. By reducing the availability of illegal and harmful products in the electronic commerce marketplace, FDA enforcement activities will increase consumer confidence in the Internet.
