United States Food and Drug Administration

Summary

United States Food and Drug Administration is an United States federal agency^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• United States Food and Drug Administration was a member of ORCID, Inc.^[3].
• United States Food and Drug Administration is located in Montgomery County^[4].
• United States Food and Drug Administration is in the country of United States^[5].
• United States Food and Drug Administration's instance of is recorded as United States federal agency^[6].
• United States Food and Drug Administration's instance of is recorded as food safety organization^[7].
• United States Food and Drug Administration's founder is recorded as Harvey Washington Wiley^[8].
• United States Food and Drug Administration's headquarters location is recorded as White Oak^[9].
• United States Food and Drug Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research^[10].
• United States Food and Drug Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as Center for Devices and Radiological Health^[11].
• United States Food and Drug Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as Center for Drug Evaluation and Research^[12].
• United States Food and Drug Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition^[13].
• United States Food and Drug Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as Center for Veterinary Medicine^[14].
• United States Food and Drug Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as National Center for Toxicological Research^[15].
• United States Food and Drug Administration's child organization or unit is recorded as Center for Tobacco Products^[16].
• United States Food and Drug Administration is part of United States Department of Health and Human Services^[17].
• United States Food and Drug Administration's Commons category is recorded as Food and Drug Administration (United States)^[18].
• United States Food and Drug Administration's foundational text is recorded as Pure Food and Drug Act^[19].
• United States Food and Drug Administration's foundational text is recorded as Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act^[20].
• United States Food and Drug Administration's chairperson is recorded as Janet Woodcock^[21].
• June 30, 1906 marks the founding of United States Food and Drug Administration^[22].
• United States Food and Drug Administration's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.03527777777778, 'lon': -76.98305555555555}^[23].
• United States Food and Drug Administration's parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Department of Health and Human Services^[24].
• United States Food and Drug Administration's official website is recorded as https://fda.gov/^[25].
• United States Food and Drug Administration's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Food and Drug Administration^[26].
• United States Food and Drug Administration's described at URL is recorded as https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/food-and-drug-administration^[27].

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Founding

United States Food and Drug Administration's founder is recorded as Harvey Washington Wiley^[8]. June 30, 1906 marks the founding of it^[22].

Identity

United States Food and Drug Administration's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Food and Drug Administration'}^[28]. It is part of United States Department of Health and Human Services^[17]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'FDA'}^[29].

Leadership

United States Food and Drug Administration's chairperson is recorded as Janet Woodcock^[21].

Operations

United States Food and Drug Administration's headquarters location is recorded as White Oak^[9]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Department of Health and Human Services^[24]. Subsidiaries include Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research^[10], a research center^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1902^[32]; Center for Devices and Radiological Health^[11], an United States federal agency^[33], in United States^[34]; Center for Drug Evaluation and Research^[12], an United States federal agency^[35], in United States^[36]; Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition^[13], an United States federal agency^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1984^[39]; Center for Veterinary Medicine^[14], an United States federal agency^[40], in United States^[41]; and National Center for Toxicological Research^[15], a research center^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1971^[44].

Why It Matters

United States Food and Drug Administration has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 127 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]