Instead, the agency is increasingly using the Internet, news releases and public health advisories.

"Public anxiety heightens mistrust of government, diminishing compliance with public health advisories."

If infected mosquitoes are found in New Jersey, he said, the authorities will issue public health advisories and increase the spraying that they routinely do.

Public Education: FDA spreads the message about medication error prevention through public health advisories, medication guides, and outreach partnerships with other organizations.

FDA has a variety of options for pursuing its public health mission, including making a determination of unreasonable risk, issuing public health advisories, educating consumers, conducting research, and requiring labeling changes.

Manufacturers of fentanyl transdermal pain patches have voluntarily recalled numerous lots of their patches, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued public health advisories related to fentanyl patch dangers.

MedWatch, a useful page from Food and Drug Administration, listing safety alerts for drugs, biologics, devices and dietary supplements, recalls, market withdrawals, public health advisories, links to the VAERS and MAUDE databases, etc.)