FDA
pronunciation
How to pronounce FDA in British English:
UK [ˌef di: ˈeɪ]
How to pronounce FDA in American English:
US [ˌefdi'eɪ]
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- Noun:
- a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products
Word Origin
- FDA
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 1930, shortened from Food, Drug, and Insecticide Administration.
Example
- 1. The fda is expected to decide by june fifteenth .
- 2. As part of the lawsuit settlement , the fda must reach a final decision on the regulation of amalgam by july 28 , 2009 .
- 3. In december the fda said that avastin 's side effects outweighed its meagre impact on breast cancer .
- 4. Those doctors told fda advisers thursday that the over-the-counter medicines shouldn 't be given to children younger than 6 .
- 5. Other factors influenced fda approval as well .