FDA CFSAN Adverse Events Reporting System
Investment ID: 009-000005339
Overview
Program Title
FDA CFSAN Adverse Events Reporting System
Description
CAERS is a postmarket surveillance system for tracking and analyzing adverse event reports involving foods, cosmetics, infant formula, and dietary supplements to help identify potential public health risks and provide feedback to industry.
Type of Program
Non-major IT Investments
Multi-Agency Category
Not Applicable
Investment Detail
CAERS will provide the most utility to data consumers at the least cost to CFSAN. Through automation and scoping to align the operation of CAERS with SMT capabilities and data consumer needs, the most public health value can be gained for the lowest cost. By making CAERS scalable and extensible, and its data available to the program offices where the expertise to analyze it resides, inefficiency is eliminated and value is maximized.