Food and Drug Administration: Meaning and Definition of

Food' and Drug' Administra"tion

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— U.S. Govt. U.S. Govt.
  1. a division of the Department of Health and Human Services that protects the public against impure and unsafe foods, drugs, and cosmetics. Abbr.: FDA
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