FDA

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Food and Drug Administration.

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For over a decade, those trying to make better sunscreen found a roadblock at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive
Ben Jacobs
December 29, 2014
The problem was that the FDA refused to approve any new ingredients for use in sunscreen, year after year.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive
Ben Jacobs
December 29, 2014
Claiming to be useful against Ebola, autism, and cancer, Young Living Essential Oils came under fire from the FDA.
Honey Boo Boo, Snake Oil, and Ebola: The Weird World of Young Living Essential Oils
Kent Sepkowitz
December 5, 2014
This week, an FDA committee recommended modifying the ban, but essentially still keeping it in place.
The Outrageous Celibacy Requirement for Gay Blood Donors
Jay Michaelson
November 22, 2014
And yet, the FDA says that the way Abilify works is “unknown.”
Mother’s Little Anti-Psychotic Is Worth $6.9 Billion A Year
Jay Michaelson
November 9, 2014

Historical Examples

Three vices are working her destruction: pride, the sinful charms of Venus (fda venustas veneris) and love of sumptuous garments.
Paris and its Story
Thomas Okey
Philip Augustus afterwards caused much more complete registers of the Fda Normannorum to be formed.
The Chronicle of the Norman Conquest
Master Wace
The 'Fda Normannorum' in Duchesne seems part of a document of this later period.
The Chronicle of the Norman Conquest
Master Wace

British Dictionary definitions for fda

FDA

abbreviation for (in the US)

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

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Word Origin and History for fda

FDA

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 1930, shortened from Food, Drug, and Insecticide Administration.

fda in Medicine

FDA

abbr.

Food and Drug Administration

FDA

Examples from the Web for fda

Contemporary Examples

For over a decade, those trying to make better sunscreen found a roadblock at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The problem was that the FDA refused to approve any new ingredients for use in sunscreen, year after year.

Claiming to be useful against Ebola, autism, and cancer, Young Living Essential Oils came under fire from the FDA.

This week, an FDA committee recommended modifying the ban, but essentially still keeping it in place.

And yet, the FDA says that the way Abilify works is “unknown.”

Historical Examples

Three vices are working her destruction: pride, the sinful charms of Venus (fda venustas veneris) and love of sumptuous garments.

Philip Augustus afterwards caused much more complete registers of the Fda Normannorum to be formed.

The 'Fda Normannorum' in Duchesne seems part of a document of this later period.

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