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Food and Drug Administration
Food and Drug Administration (FDA), agency of the Public Health Service division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is charged with protecting public health by ensuring that foods are safe and pure, cosmetics and other chemical substances harmless, and products safe, effective,... Read more
drugs
drugs substances used in medicine either externally or internally for curing, alleviating, or preventing a disease or deficiency. At the turn of the century only a few medically effective substances were widely used scientifically, among them ether , morphine , digitalis , diphtheria antitoxin, ... Read more
food adulteration
food adulteration act of intentionally debasing the quality of food offered for sale either by the admixture or substitution of inferior substances or by the removal of some valuable ingredient. The Greek and Roman classics contain allusions to wine makers and dealers who colored and flavored their... Read more
food additives
food additives substances added to foods by manufacturers to prevent spoilage or to enhance appearance, taste, texture, or nutritive value. By quantity, the most common food additives are flavorings, which include spices, vinegar, synthetic flavors, and, in the greatest abundance, sweeteners (e.g.,... Read more
food preservation
food preservation methods of preparing food so that it can be stored for future use. Because most foods remain edible for only a brief period of time, people since the earliest ages have experimented with methods for successful food preservation. Among the products of early food conservation were c... Read more
food poisoning
food poisoning acute illness following the eating of foods contaminated by bacteria, bacterial toxins, natural poisons, or harmful chemical substances. It was once customary to classify all such illnesses as "ptomaine poisoning," but it was later discovered that ptomaines, the products of decay... Read more
Office of Price Administration
Office of Price Administration (OPA), U.S. federal agency in World War II, established to prevent wartime inflation. The OPA issued (Apr., 1942) a general maximum-price regulation that made prices charged in Mar., 1942, the ceiling prices for most commodities. Ceilings were also imposed on resident... Read more
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA), former U.S. government agency established (1933) in the Dept. of Agriculture under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 as part of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal program. Its purpose was to help farmers by reducing production of staple crops, t... Read more
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA), organization founded (1943) during World War II to give aid to areas liberated from the Axis powers. There were finally 52 participating countries, each of which contributed funds amounting to 2% of its national income in 1943. A sum ... Read more
protease inhibitor
protease inhibitor , any of a class of drugs that interfere with replication of the AIDS virus ( HIV ), by blocking an enzyme (protease) necessary in the late stages of its reproduction. Clinical trials of the protease inhibitor indinavir have shown it to be especially beneficial in combination wi... Read more

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Food and Drug Administration
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Business and Finance, 2nd ed. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION The Food and Drug Act of 1906, which...food, drinks, and drugs, was passed by...there was no Federal Drug Administration...Congress, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act...devices Requiring new drugs to be shown ...
FDA (United States Food and Drug Administration)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security ...United States Food and Drug Administration) The Food and Drug Administration...the-counter drugs, cosmetics, and...new vaccines and drugs that could reduce...United States Food and Drug Administration." < >...
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Business and Finance, 2nd ed. ...important of the pure food and drug acts passed...administered by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the U...and Human Services. Food and drug laws were enacted...labeling, and purity of foods, drugs, vaccines, devices...
DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security ...Drug Enforcement Administration) █ JUDSON KNIGHT The Drug Enforcement Administration...range of illegal drugs and the variety...traffic in illegal drugs there was in the...the principal drug-fighting agency...to fight illegal drugs during World War...Control ...
Pure Food and Drug Act
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History Pure Food and Drug Act. Signed into...Roosevelt , the Food and Drugs Act—popularly...the Pure Food and Drug Act—with...the Food and Drug Administration. This landmark statute...of America, the drug industry's lobbying...Federal Food and ...
SIC 9431 Administration of Public Health Programs
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries ...Mental Health Services Administration, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Agency for Toxic...27.2 billion. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA is...inspects all food and drug manufacturing facilities...requirements for food and drugs, ...
drugs
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...The scientific study of drugs, their actions and effects...Legislation to safeguard drug purchasers began in the...States with the Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906; this was...stringent federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of...by the Food and Drug Administration. ...
Drugs and Narcotics
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...articles other than food, water, or oxygen...are examples of such drugs. Marijuana is placed...statutes distinguish drugs from narcotics. Drugs are substances designed...regulated by the food and drug administration (FDA). Drugs have...
food adulteration
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...the federal Food and Drug Act of 1906 was the result...by the Food and Drug Administration (now within the Dept...to define and regulate food additives and food coloring. Imported goods...regulations that require food handlers to be licensed...officers of meat and other ...
drug addiction and drug abuse
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...questions of quality and safety. Prescription drugs are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Illegal Substances Prescription drugs are considered illegal when diverted from...

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Food and Drug Administration
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION. The Food and Drug Administration...since Congress first defined food and drug adulterations as a danger...through the regulation of foods, drugs, biological therapeutic...
Health Food Industry
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...meaning that the food absorbs so that...Beside natural foods, food supplements such...the-counter drugs and concerned about...Despite Food and Drug Administration regulations prohibiting...1993. The health food industry bonanza...disease and fatty foods, and on ...
administration
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...the day-to-day administration of the company. ∎  ( the administration ) the people responsible...collectively: the university administration took their demands...agency: the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 3...
Clinical Research
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...of the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act and its subsequent amendments, new drugs underwent clinical...included the Food and Drug Administration and the NIH, was...amended the Food and Drug Act to require that...given experimental drugs not fully licensed...
Prozac
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...psychological disorders. These drugs work by increasing the...hoped that because these drugs specifically targeted...generations of psychiatric drugs. First introduced in...Prozac. Although the Food and Drug Administration had only approved the...
Delaney Amendment
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Representative James Delaney of New York added a proviso to the 1938 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act declaring that the Food and Drug Administration cannot approve any food additive found to induce cancer in a person or animal. The clause inaugurated...
Health and Human Services, Department of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...configuration of the department changed as the Food and Drug Administration was added from the Department of Agriculture in...surgeon general, and the administrator of the Food and Drug Administration, the HCFA administrator became...
DES Action USA
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...cancers in young women were linked to DES, and the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning against its use during pregnancy...Martin's Press, 1981. Bonnie L. Ford See also Food and Drug Administration ; Women's Health .
fresh
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition fresh For food labelling and advertising purposes, the US Food and Drug Administration has defined fresh to mean a food that is raw, has never been frozen...frozen fresh’ may be used for foods that are quickly frozen while still...
Inspection, Governmental
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...provided for the inspection of food products. A weak law covering...Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act on the same day (the Pure Food and Drug Act did not mandate...Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), which inspects...

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Panel seeks FDA reforms.(News)(reforms of Food & Drug Administrations on drug safety)
Magazine article from: Feedstuffs; 10/2/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...PUBLIC dismay over the Food & Drug Administrations handling of several...oversees the animal drug industry. The report, The Future of Drug Safety: Promoting...primarily on human drug safety. However...not involve animal drugs at this point, it...this Congress and the ...
Rep. Dingell Introduces Food, Drug Administration Amendments Act
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 6/30/2007; 700+ words ; ...has introduced the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007...amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to...programs for prescription drugs and for medical devices...authorities of the Food and Drug Administration with respect...
History of the US Food & Drug Administration. (Market Research Studies).
Newspaper article from: Biomedical Market Newsletter; 12/31/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...US Food & Drug Administration is a scientific, regulatory...applications for new human drugs and biologics, complex...formulas, and animal drugs. Also, the FDA monitors...the Federal Food and Drugs Act; this added regulatory...name changed to the Food, Drug, ...
Research from Food & Drug Administration provide new insights into regulatory actions.
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 11/18/2009; 700+ words ; ...Data from the United States Food and Drug Administration. Annals of Pharmacotherapy...contact B.M. Davit, Food & Drug Administration, Division Bioequivalence, Off Gener Drugs, Center Drug Evaluation & Research, 7520...
Rep. Tierney Introduces Food, Drug Administration Safety Act
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/13/2007; 700+ words ; ...established within the Food and Drug Administration a Center for Postmarket...Evaluation and Research for Drugs and Biologics (referred...Commissioner of Food and Drugs.`(b) Duties of...Evaluation and Research for Drugs and Biologics...Director of the Center for Drug ...
Sen. Grassley Introduces Food, Drug Administration Safety Act
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/16/2007; 700+ words ; ...established within the Food and Drug Administration a Center for Postmarket...Evaluation and Research for Drugs and Biologics (referred...Commissioner of Food and Drugs.`(b) Duties of...Evaluation and Research for Drugs and Biologics...Director of the Center for Drug ...
Studies from Food & Drug Administration have provided new information about food poisoning.
Newspaper article from: Cancer Weekly; 2/10/2009; 700+ words ; ...regulatory approval of new food additives and food contact...colleagues, Food & Drug Administration. The researchers concluded...Arvidson, Food & Drug Administration, Division...Alternative Medicine, Drug Development, Drugs, FDA, Food ...
Findings from Food & Drug Administration advance knowledge in drug delivery.
Newspaper article from: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA; 2/8/2009; 700+ words ; ...States (U.S.), drug products are considered...Drug Delivery). "Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published...Food & Drug Administration. The researchers...contact M.L. Chen, Food & Drug Administration, Off Pharmaceutical...
Researchers from Food & Drug Administration publish findings in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Newspaper article from: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA; 1/18/2009; 700+ words ; ...Food & Drug Administration (see also Amyotrophic...Food & Drug Administration, Division Metab...Development, Drug Safety, Drugs, Epidemiology...Treatment, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Food & Drug...
Research on pharmacology described by scientists at Food & Drug Administration.
Newspaper article from: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA; 9/7/2008; 700+ words ; ...of United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drugs to identify those...the use of those drugs for which pharmacogenomic...is included in the drug labeling. Retrospective...Reference Web site, Drugs@FDA Web site...