Food-and-drug-administration
noun, U.S. Government.
1.
a division of the Department of Health and Human Services that protects the public against impure and unsafe foods, drugs, and cosmetics.
Abbreviation: FDA.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
An agency of the United States federal government that approves or disapproves new drugs and substances that can be consumed.
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