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FDA

abbr.
Food and Drug Administration
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FDA

(in the US) abbreviation for
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) 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

Food and Drug Administration.
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Noun1.FDA - a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related productsFDA - a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products
Department of Health and Human Services, Health and Human Services, HHS - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979
bureau, federal agency, government agency, agency, office, authority - an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
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FDA

abbr Food and Drug Administration. V. administration.
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If unheeded, both sites could be cited for direct or indirect contempt and other administrative sanctions, the FDA said in a statement.
The FDA said the device did not go through the agency's evaluation and testing process and it cannot guarantee the thermometer's quality and safety.
Pipeline for water supply was completed with an estimated cost of Rs.280 million and gas supply with Rs.70 million in FDA City, he told reporter.
The FDA currently operates the Drugs@FDA webpage, which includes information about drug products approved by the agency, including patient information, drug labeling, approval letters, reviews and other information.
It looks like some big business interests are not happy that these reforms are loosening their stranglehold on the FDA, and their lackeys inside the agency are reportedly plotting a demolition job against her.
As a result, many personal care product companies already contemplate the risk of receiving an FDA warning letter when contemplating the risk profile for product claims.
Both FDA and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) seem to have authority to ensure performance of LDTs.
In an advisory signed by acting Director General Kenneth Hartigan-Go, the FDA cautioned consumers on the "false advertisement, promotion, offer for sale and use of 'Optrimax Plum Delite.'"
In its response to the heparin crisis, FDA took several actions related to its responsibility to protect the public health by ensuring the safety and security of the nation's drug and medical device supplies.
At the heart of the FDA's rationale for existence is its supposed ability to evaluate findings from human clinical drug trials.
Although FDA inspects approximately 5 percent of foreign Class II and Class III medical device establishments each year, as compared to 27 percent of domestic facilities, (1) the chances that a foreign inspection will result in a warning letter are higher than that for a U.S.