It regulates the products that are sent out by manufacturers to the consuming public; it ensures that the products passed the imposed criteria or standards before they get out to the market to protect the public that consume them.
sending email about safety recalls
FDA. Food & Drug Administration.
No, it means Food and Drug Administration
It is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that approves drugs, not the CDC.
For the first time, the government took responsibility for food and drug safety
FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation's food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.
In the U.S., this is called the FDA, the Food and Drug Administration. It is tasked with ensuring that food and medications which are on the market across the U.S. are safe for consumption.
It protects the lives of people and animals through safety research of food and drug products as well as cosmetics and tobacco.
the Food and Drug Administration asked Pfizer to withdraw valdecoxib (Bextra) from the market.
In "wholesale" applications, where the processor does not sell prepared food directly to public, the way a restaurant does, responsibility for food safety and sanitation could be the US. Department of Agriculture or the US Food and Drug Administration, depending on the particular food involved. At the retail level responsibility could be with the US Food and Drug Administration or with each State's Department of Health or Department of Agriculture, depending on how each state chooses to organize itself.
"The answer to this question depends on the country. In the United States, for example, it is called the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In the United Kingdom, it is called the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Different countries have different agencies with different names."
The function of the Food and Drug Administration is to oversee the safety of food and drugs to the United States. They have the power to approve subtances for use in foods and to approve new drugs. They can also recall foods and drugs that are unsafe or have been tainted. The United States Department of Agriculture oversees agricultural production in the country.