美國食品藥品監(jiān)督管理局 FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration） www.fda.gov

美國食品藥品監(jiān)督管理局（FDA，U.S. Food and Drug Administration）為直屬美國健康及人類服務部（DHHS）管轄的聯(lián)邦政府機構，其主要職能為負責對美國國內生產(chǎn)及進口的食品、膳食補充劑、藥品、疫苗、生物醫(yī)藥制劑、血液制劑、醫(yī)學設備、放射性設備、獸藥和化妝品進行監(jiān)督管理，同時也負責執(zhí)行公共健康法案(the Public Health Service Act)的第361號條款，包括公共衛(wèi)生條件及州際旅行和運輸?shù)臋z查、對于諸多產(chǎn)品中可能存在的疾病的控制等等。

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or USFDA) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments, 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), veterinary products, and cosmetics.