Food and Drug Administration

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-003319",
  "term": "Food and Drug Administration",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An agency in the U.S. federal government whose mission is to protect public health by making sure that food, cosmetics, and nutritional supplements are safe to use and truthfully labeled. The Food and Drug Administration also makes sure that drugs, medical devices, and equipment are safe and effective, and that blood for transfusions and transplant tissue are safe. Also called FDA.",
  "synonyms": [
    "FDA"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/food-and-drug-administration/"
}