FDA
noun
uk/ˌef.diːˈeɪ/us/ˌef.diːˈeɪ/abbreviationforFood and DrugAdministration: agovernmentorganizationin the US that makesrulesconcerningthesafetyoffood,medicines, andmedicaldevices:
食品和药物管理局（Food and Drug Administration的缩写）TheFDAadviseddoctorstoprescribealternativesto thedrug.食品和药物管理局建议医生开出该药物的替代品。
ThecompanyisseekingFDAapprovalfor a weight-lossdrugcurrentlyavailableonly inEurope.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。
- He called on the FDA tobanthefoodadditive.
- The FDArecommendsthatpregnantornursingwomenavoideatingtypesoffishwithhigherlevelsof methylmercury.
- At thattime, nofoetalDNAsequencingtestshad beenreviewedby the FDA toevaluatetheiranalyticalandclinicalvalidity.
- Consumption ofmeatorfishproductswithtracesof melamine "is veryunlikelytoposeahumanhealthrisk," the FDA said in astatement.
- ThecompanyisseekingFDAclearancetosellitsdefibrillatormachineover thecounter.
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