Food and Drug Administration

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federal agency government organization regulatory agency

The Food and Drug Administration is a U.S. federal agency responsible for protecting public health by regulating food, drugs, medical devices, and other consumer products.

Aliases (8)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal agency → government organization → regulatory agency →
abbreviation	FDA →
country	United States →
employerOf	commissioner of Food and Drugs →
formed	1906 →
hasDivision	Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research → Center for Devices and Radiological Health → Center for Drug Evaluation and Research → Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition → Center for Tobacco Products → Center for Veterinary Medicine → National Center for Toxicological Research → Office of Regulatory Affairs →
headquartersCountry	United States →
headquartersLocation	Silver Spring, Maryland →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
legalBasis	Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 → Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 →
locatedIn	Maryland →
mission	ensure safety and effectiveness of medical devices → ensure safety and security of the U.S. food supply → ensure safety of cosmetics and radiation-emitting products → ensure safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs → protect public health → regulate tobacco products →
parentAgency	United States Department of Health and Human Services →
performsFunction	enforcement of labeling requirements → inspection of manufacturing facilities → issuance of recalls and safety alerts → post-market safety surveillance → pre-market approval of drugs → pre-market approval of medical devices → review of clinical trial data → setting food standards →
regulates	biologics → blood and blood products → cellular therapies → cosmetics → dietary supplements → food products → gene therapies → medical devices → over-the-counter drugs → prescription drugs → radiation-emitting electronic products → tobacco products → vaccines → veterinary products →
website	https://www.fda.gov →

Referenced by (85)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Aduhelm ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → Avastin ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → Darzalex ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → Leqembi ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → Lucentis ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → Perjeta ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → Spinraza ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → Tysabri ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → Xolair ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → oseltamivir ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → zanamivir ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") →	approvedBy
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → Center for Devices and Radiological Health ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → Center for Drug Evaluation and Research ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition → Center for Tobacco Products ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → Center for Veterinary Medicine ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → National Center for Toxicological Research ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → Office of Regulatory Affairs ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") →	parentOrganization
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services → Food Safety and Inspection Service → National Cancer Institute director ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → National Eye Institute → National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences → National Institute on Drug Abuse → Office of Rare Diseases Research ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") →	collaboratesWith
Controlled Substances Act → Controlled Substances Act → Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act → Public Health Service Act →	administeredBy
Center for Devices and Radiological Health ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition → Center for Tobacco Products ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → National Center for Toxicological Research ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → Office of Regulatory Affairs ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") →	partOf
Camel ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → Natural American Spirit ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → Newport (cigarette) ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → Winston (cigarette) ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") →	regulatedBy
Federal Security Agency → United States Department of Health and Human Services → United States Public Health Service →	hasPart
Activase ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → Remicade ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → Stelara ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") →	isApprovedBy
23andMe ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → G. D. Searle & Company ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → Philip Morris USA ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") →	regulatoryBody
Herceptin ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → Imbruvica ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → Xarelto ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") →	wasApprovedBy
National Cancer Program → Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health →	coordinatesWith
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition → Office of Regulatory Affairs ("FDA field investigators") →	employer
Salem (cigarette) ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") → Winston ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") →	isRegulatedBy
HELP Committee → United States Secretary of Health and Human Services →	overseesAgency
Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") →	abbreviation
U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers →	canBeAssignedTo
Toxicology in the 21st Century program ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") →	coordinatedBy
Rituxan ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") →	firstApprovedBy
Plegridy ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") →	hasApprovalAuthority
Tecfidera ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") →	hasApprovalBy
Montgomery County, Maryland ("Food and Drug Administration headquarters") →	hasInstitution
Silver Spring, Maryland ("Food and Drug Administration headquarters (White Oak campus)") →	hasLandmark
Silver Spring, Maryland →	hasOrganization
Vumerity ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") →	hasRegulatoryApproval
Rockville, Maryland ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration facilities") →	hostsAgency
College Park, Maryland ("Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) offices") →	isHomeOf
National Center for Toxicological Research ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") →	operatedBy
Federal Security Agency →	oversaw
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee →	oversees
Reynolds American Inc. ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") →	regulator
Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") →	regulatoryAgency
Tecentriq ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") →	regulatoryApproval
Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") →	regulatoryAuthority
Lorillard Tobacco Company ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") →	regulatoryBodyOversight
GlaxoSmithKline ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") →	regulatoryJurisdiction
Newport ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") →	subjectToRegulationBy
Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 →	successorAgency
National Center for Toxicological Research ("U.S. Food and Drug Administration") →	supportsRegulationBy
Food and Drug Administration ("https://www.fda.gov") →	website