| English |
| food and drug administration |
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| Attestation |
3
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| Part of speech |
Noun phrase
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| Grammatical label |
Countable; Singular
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| Full form |
Acronym
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| Variant |
FDA
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| Definition |
The Food and Drug Administration is part of the Public Health Service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the regulatory agency responsible for ensuring the safety and wholesomeness of all foods sold in interstate commerce except meat, poultry and eggs (which are under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Agriculture). FDA develops standards for the composition, quality, nutrition, safety and labeling of foods including food and color additives. It conducts research to improve detection and prevention of contamination. It collects and interprets data on nutrition, food additives and pesticide residues. The agency also inspects food plants, imported food products and feed mills that make feeds containing medications or nutritional supplements that are destined for human consumption. And it regulates radiation-emitting products such as microwave ovens. FDA also enforces pesticide tolerances established by the Environmental Protection Agency for all domestically produced and imported foods, except for foods under USDA jurisdiction.
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| Definition source |
IFIC
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| Context |
This White Paper draws upon the Commission’s experience of operating scientific advice, and an examination of a number of models already in place, such as the EU’s European Medicines Evaluation Agency (EMEA) and the US’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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| Context source |
White paper on food safety COM(1999)719 final
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| Subject field |
Food safety
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| Sub-field |
White paper on food safety: Commission's proposals
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| Coordinate concept |
WTO, WHO, Food and Agriculture Organisation, Food and Veterinary Office, International Office of Epizootics, European Medecines Evaluation Agency, Joint Research Centre, Codex Alimentarius (en.)
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| fr |
Food and Drug Administration (Fr.)
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| it |
Food and Drug Administration (It.)
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| Reliability code |
3
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