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Food and Drug Administration

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What Does FDA Regulate?

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FDA's New Food Safety Law

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"Just a Minute!" with Dr. Peter Marks - Do the current COVID-19 vaccines work?

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"Just A Minute!" with Dr. Peter Marks - Risks of not getting my child vaccinated against COVID-19

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5 Things You Need to Know About the Drug Approval Process

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From our FDA family to yours, have a Happy Thanksgiving! https://t.co/bbtimCMVUi

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The FDA wishes you a happy #FourthofJuly! https://t.co/gpjRI5gii4

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The 7 things you REALLY need to know now ⏰ about your contact lenses (just in time for #HealthyVisionMonth 👁️) https://t.co/k2j9We9Gxi

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ICYMI: Take a look back as FDA Commissioner @SGottliebFDA shares his final #SundayTweetorial https://t.co/FRxDHH3fUr https://t.co/y5qGygA7zh

The Food and Drug Administration 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 control 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. As of 2017, 3/4th of the FDA budget is funded by the pharmaceutical companies due to the Prescription Drug User Fee Act.