美国食品药品监督管理局 FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration）



美国食品药品监督管理局（FDA，U.S. Food and Drug Administration）为直属美国健康及人类服务部（DHHS）管辖的联邦政府机构，其主要职能为负责对美国国内生产及进口的食品、膳食补充剂、药品、疫苗、生物医药制剂、血液制剂、医学设备、放射性设备、兽药和化妆品进行监督管理，同时也负责执行公共健康法案(the Public Health Service Act)的第361号条款，包括公共卫生条件及州际旅行和运输的检查、对于诸多产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.