FDA

[ ef-dee-ey ]

/ ˈɛfˈdiˈeɪ /

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noun U.S. Government.

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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Words nearby FDA

FCO, fcp., fcs., fcy., F.D., FDA, FD&C color, FDA Recommended Daily Allowance, Fdg, FDIC, F distribution

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How to use FDA in a sentence

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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
The current FDA-approved measles vaccine consists of live but weakened measles virus that is injected into the arm.
Powdered Measles Vaccine Could Be Huge for Developing World|Kent Sepkowitz|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And right now in the US, there is an FDA-approved inhaled vaccine to prevent influenza called FluMist.
Powdered Measles Vaccine Could Be Huge for Developing World|Kent Sepkowitz|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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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