FDA – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
FDA (Food and Drug Administration)
U.S. Government agency which regulates the production of food drugs and cosmetics and to protects the consumer from unsafe products
Food and Drug Administration
The
Food and Drug Administration (
FDA or
USFDA) is a
federal agency of the
United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the
United States federal executive departments. The FDA is responsible for protecting and promoting
public health through the
regulation and supervision of
food safety,
tobacco products,
dietary supplements,
prescription and
over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs (medications),
vaccines,
biopharmaceuticals,
blood transfusions,
medical devices,
electromagnetic radiation emitting devices (ERED), cosmetics,
animal foods & feed and
veterinary products.
Front Deutscher Äpfel
The
Front Deutscher Äpfel (short F.D.Ä.;
German for
Front of German Apples), also called
Apfelfront (Apple Front) is a
satirical organisation, founded in
Leipzig in 2004. It satirizes
right extremist parties, especially the
Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands (NPD). In the style of former and existing right extremist organisational structures it is subdivided into numerous sub-groups like the youth organisation
Nationales Frischobst Deutschland (NFD;
National Fresh Fruit of Germany), the women's organisation
Bund weicher Birnen (B.W.B.;
League of Soft Pears, compare
League of German Girls; Birne,
pear, is a German colloquial term for head, "eine weiche Birne haben" ("to have a soft pear"), is synonymous to "being very stupid") and many further local
Gaue.
FDA
Noun
1. a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products
(synonym) Food and Drug Administration
(hypernym) agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority
(part-holonym) Department of Health and Human Services, Health and Human Services, HHS
FDA (US Food and Drug Administration)
FDA, US Food and Drug Administration, agency of the United States federal government that approves or rejects new drugs and medical devices
FDA
abbreviation for the United States Food and Drug Administration. Responsible for approving and regulating treatments, procedures, and pharmaceuticals.
Flasher
an illusion of flashing light created when the vitreous gel, which fills the inside of the eye, rubs or pulls on the retina.
For more information, read
Floaters and Flashers in the MD Support Library.
