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</div> </section> </header> <div class="col-md-8 col-md-push-2" role="main"> <hr> <p><p>The U.S. Food and Drug Administration鈥檚 <strong>Office of Inspections and Investigations (OII)</strong> is the lead office for all FDA field inspection, investigation, import and emergency response related activities.  OII partners with internal and external agency stakeholders to identify, collect, and evaluate evidence that empowers integrated regulatory decision making. OII inspects regulated products and manufacturers, and reviews imported products offered for entry into the United States. In pursuit of its mission, OII also works with its state, local, tribal, territorial and foreign counterparts.</p><div class="inset-column"><p></p><div class="row"><p></p><div class=" col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-6"> <h2>OII Vision statement</h2><p>Our global inspections and investigations ensure FDA regulated products are safe, trusted, and accessible.</p><p> </p></div> <p></p><div class=" col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-6"> <h2>OII Mission statement</h2><p>We conduct rigorous, transparent, and science-based inspections and investigations, providing real-time evidence and insight essential in empowering fact-based regulatory decisions to protect public health.</p><p> </p></div> <p></p></div> </div><p> </p><h2>What does OII do? </h2><p></p><div class=" panel-group" id="accordion_528335" role="tablist" aria-multiselectable="true"><p> </p><div title="Recalls & Alerts" open="yes" class=" panel panel-default fda-accordion-panel"> <div class="panel-heading" role="tab" 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