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Definition of Food and drug administration
1. Noun. A federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products.
Group relationships: Department Of Health And Human Services, Health And Human Services, Hhs
Generic synonyms: Agency, Authority, Bureau, Federal Agency, Government Agency, Office
Medical Definition of Food and drug administration
1. The U.S. Agency responsible for regulation of biotechnology foodproducts. The major laws under which the agency has regulatory powersinclude the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic act, and the Public Health Service Act. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Food And Drug Administration
Literary usage of Food and drug administration
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Meeting the Challenge: U. S. Industry Faces the 21st Century: The U. S by Jon Paugh (1998)
"Food and Drug Administration The Food and Drug Administration has broad powers
to regulate new drugs, vaccines, diagnostics, cosmetics, foods and food ..."
2. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"S. Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland A brief overview is provided
of some of the general safety and risk assessment procedures used by the ..."
3. Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program: Congressional edited by John Warner (2001)
"I am the Director of the Center for Biologic Evaluation and Research at the Food
and Drug Administration, and my background is a doctorate from Johns ..."
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