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Food and Drug Administration

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  1. An agency of the United States federal government that approves or disapproves new drugs and substances that can be consumed.


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Last week, a Food and Drug Administration panel narrowly voted—with Kennedy’s support—to recommend the loosening of regulations around six peptides.

From Slate Jul. 29, 2026

Food and Drug Administration considers updated rules covering front-of-package nutrition information, healthy product claims and food marketing aimed at children.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

The panel assembled to advise the US Food and Drug Administration backed semax and epitalon on Friday.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Investigators from the Food and Drug Administration announced over the weekend that iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms had tested positive for cyclospora but later retracted that statement saying it was a false positive.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

The files of the Food and Drug Administration contain records of a disturbing number of such violations.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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