FDA

American  

[ef-dee-ay] / 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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FDA

The FDA and medical associations insisted that the science was clearly against laetrile and that it was dangerous to suggest otherwise.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

In 1977, even the New York Times editorial board called for the FDA to make laetrile available for the gravely ill.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

However, the unusually high frequency of certain cardiovascular events in FDA safety reports suggests that these widely available products deserve closer examination.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

In July, an FDA committee went against advice from agency scientists and voted to recommend that compounding pharmacies be allowed to produce those six peptides.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 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 Winn Schwartau

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