FDA Oversight of Laboratory Safety

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) operates laboratories to conduct scientific research, including those that handle hazardous biological agents. The Government Accountability Office and members of Congress have raised concerns that FDA is not meeting all Federal safety requirements in its laboratory oversight. We will assess the extent to which FDA complied with Federal regulations for laboratory inspections, as well as the extent to which FDA's Office of Occupational Safety and Health has sufficient authority and independence to conduct effective oversight of laboratory safety.

Announced or Revised	Agency	Title	Component	Report Number(s)	Expected Issue Date (FY)
May 2025	FDA	FDA Oversight of Laboratory Safety	Office of Evaluation and Inspections	OEI-01-25-00190	2026