FDA

American  

[ef-dee-ey] / ˈɛfˈdiˈeɪ /

noun

U.S. Government.

1. Food and Drug Administration: a division of the Department of Health and Human Services that protects the public against impure and unsafe foods, drugs, and cosmetics.

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FDA British  

abbreviation

1. Food and Drug Administration: a federal agency responsible for monitoring trading and safety standards in the food and drug industries

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Example Sentences

To defuse the outcry, the FDA last fall agreed to reconsider the drug.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

J&J also received FDA approval last month for a new IL-23 inhibitor pill, Icotyde, for plaque psoriasis.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

The FDA on Friday for the second time rejected a promising melanoma immunotherapy by the biotech firm Replimune.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The FDA also complains some patient tumors were injected more than once, which may have augmented the therapeutic effects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

I read today, though, that Miller Pharma- ceuticals is about to have its Anti-AIDS drug turned down by the FDA.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn