FDA

American  

[ef-dee-ey] / ˈɛfˈdiˈeɪ /

noun

U.S. Government.

1. Food and Drug Administration: a division of the Department of Health and Human Services that protects the public against impure and unsafe foods, drugs, and cosmetics.

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FDA British  

abbreviation

1. Food and Drug Administration: a federal agency responsible for monitoring trading and safety standards in the food and drug industries

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Example Sentences

Drs. Makary and Prasad tried to deflect criticism by blaming the rejection on Richard Pazdur, then head of the FDA oncology center.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The FDA also complains some patient tumors were injected more than once, which may have augmented the therapeutic effects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The FDA further showed its bad faith by leaking the rejection letter to the press.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Melanoma World Society president Axel Hauschild wrote to the FDA that a randomized control study “would be considered as unethical” in his home country of Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

I read today, though, that Miller Pharma- ceuticals is about to have its Anti-AIDS drug turned down by the FDA.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn