FDA
noun uk/ˌef.diːˈeɪ/ us/ˌef.diːˈeɪ/
食品和药物管理局（Food and Drug Administration的缩写）
abbreviation for Food and Drug Administration: a government organization in the US that makes rules concerning the safety of food, medicines, and medical devices
The FDA advised doctors to prescribe alternatives to the drug. 食品和药物管理局建议医生开出该药物的替代品。
The company is seeking FDA approval for a weight-loss drug currently available only in Europe. 该公司正在寻求食品和药物管理局批准一种目前仅在欧洲上市的减肥药。
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- He called on the FDA to ban the food additive.
- The FDA recommends that pregnant or nursing women avoid eating types of fish with higher levels of methylmercury.
- At that time, no foetal DNA sequencing tests had been reviewed by the FDA to evaluate their analytical and clinical validity.
- Consumption of meat or fish products with traces of melamine "is very unlikely to pose a human health risk," the FDA said in a statement.
- The company is seeking FDA clearance to sell its defibrillator machine over the counter.