FDA

What does FDA stand for?

Food and Drug Administration

An acronym for the Food and Drug Administration; responsible for promoting and protecting public health by regulating and supervising a variety of areas, such as food safety, vaccines, dietary supplements, tobacco products, pharmaceutical drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics; also known as the USFDA.

Example

I heard the FDA ordered the recall of a bunch of different dog foods, you should check yours to make sure it wasn't one of them

Related Slang

USFDAUnited States Food and Drug Administration
HGHHuman growth hormone
HMOHealth maintenance organization
WHOWorld Health Organization
CDCCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

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Health Terms
Updated May 12, 2015

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