FDA

[ ef-dee-ey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

U.S. Government.

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.

FDA

abbreviation for

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

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The supplier voluntarily recalled the onion products at fault, and the FDA cautioned the public about the contaminated yellow onions, which were being served on McDonald’s hamburgers.

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At this time, the FDA and food companies — including PepsiCo, General Mills, Mars and WK Kellogg — don’t have a formal agreement to remove artificial dyes, but an “understanding,” according to Kennedy.

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The FDA also refrained from naming all firms and companies that handled and processed the tainted lettuce.

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The FDA is instead encouraging the use of so-called natural food dyes such as gardenia blue and calcium phosphate.

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One vote would have set flu vaccine recommendations for the 2025-2026 U.S. flu season following the FDA’s March review.

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