Food and Drug Administration

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federal agency government organization regulatory agency

The Food and Drug Administration is a U.S. federal agency responsible for protecting public health by regulating food, drugs, medical devices, and other consumer products.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
U.S. Food and Drug Administration	156
Food and Drug Administration canonical	44
FDA	5
United States Food and Drug Administration	4
FDA field investigators	1
Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) offices	1
Food and Drug Administration headquarters	1
Food and Drug Administration headquarters (White Oak campus)	1
U.S. Food and Drug Administration facilities	1
US Food and Drug Administration	1
USFoodAndDrugAdministration	1
https://www.fda.gov	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T82190 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Food and Drug Administration
Context triple: [Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, oversees, Food and Drug Administration]

A. United States Department of Health and Human Services
The United States Department of Health and Human Services is a federal executive department responsible for protecting the health of Americans and providing essential human services, particularly for those least able to help themselves.
B. National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health is the United States’ primary federal biomedical research agency, supporting and conducting medical research to improve public health.
C. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the leading U.S. public health agency responsible for disease surveillance, prevention, and health promotion domestically and globally.
D. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is a U.S. federal agency responsible for developing and enforcing regulations to ensure the safe, reliable, and environmentally sound transportation of energy products and other hazardous materials.
E. United States Department of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture is a federal executive department responsible for developing and executing national policies on farming, forestry, rural economic development, and food safety.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Food and Drug Administration
Target entity description: The Food and Drug Administration is a U.S. federal agency responsible for protecting public health by regulating food, drugs, medical devices, and other consumer products.

A. United States Department of Health and Human Services
The United States Department of Health and Human Services is a federal executive department responsible for protecting the health of Americans and providing essential human services, particularly for those least able to help themselves.
B. National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health is the United States’ primary federal biomedical research agency, supporting and conducting medical research to improve public health.
C. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the leading U.S. public health agency responsible for disease surveillance, prevention, and health promotion domestically and globally.
D. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is a U.S. federal agency responsible for developing and enforcing regulations to ensure the safe, reliable, and environmentally sound transportation of energy products and other hazardous materials.
E. United States Department of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture is a federal executive department responsible for developing and executing national policies on farming, forestry, rural economic development, and food safety.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal agency ⓘ government organization ⓘ regulatory agency ⓘ
abbreviation	Food and Drug Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: FDA
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
employerOf	commissioner of Food and Drugs ⓘ
formed	1906 ⓘ
hasDivision	Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research ⓘ Center for Devices and Radiological Health ⓘ Center for Drug Evaluation and Research ⓘ Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition ⓘ Center for Tobacco Products ⓘ Center for Veterinary Medicine ⓘ National Center for Toxicological Research ⓘ Office of Regulatory Affairs ⓘ
headquartersCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
headquartersLocation	Silver Spring, Maryland ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
legalBasis	Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ⓘ surface form: Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 ⓘ
locatedIn	Maryland ⓘ
mission	ensure safety and effectiveness of medical devices ⓘ ensure safety and security of the U.S. food supply ⓘ ensure safety of cosmetics and radiation-emitting products ⓘ ensure safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs ⓘ protect public health ⓘ regulate tobacco products ⓘ
parentAgency	United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
performsFunction	enforcement of labeling requirements ⓘ inspection of manufacturing facilities ⓘ issuance of recalls and safety alerts ⓘ post-market safety surveillance ⓘ pre-market approval of drugs ⓘ pre-market approval of medical devices ⓘ review of clinical trial data ⓘ setting food standards ⓘ
regulates	biologics ⓘ blood and blood products ⓘ cellular therapies ⓘ cosmetics ⓘ dietary supplements ⓘ food products ⓘ gene therapies ⓘ medical devices ⓘ over-the-counter drugs ⓘ prescription drugs ⓘ radiation-emitting electronic products ⓘ tobacco products ⓘ vaccines ⓘ veterinary products ⓘ
website	Food and Drug Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: https://www.fda.gov

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Referenced by (217)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee → oversees → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

GlaxoSmithKline → regulatoryJurisdiction → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Federal Security Agency → hasPart → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

HELP Committee → overseesAgency → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

United States Secretary of Health and Human Services → overseesAgency → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

Public Health Service → hasPart → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: United States Public Health Service

United States Department of Health and Human Services → hasPart → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services → collaboratesWith → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences → collaboratesWith → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

National Institute on Drug Abuse → collaboratesWith → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

National Eye Institute → collaboratesWith → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

Controlled Substances Act → administeredBy → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

College Park, Maryland → isHomeOf → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) offices

Food and Drug Administration → abbreviation → Food and Drug Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: FDA

Food and Drug Administration → website → Food and Drug Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: https://www.fda.gov

Montgomery County → hasInstitution → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: Montgomery County, Maryland

this entity surface form: Food and Drug Administration headquarters

National Cancer Program → coordinatesWith → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

Rockville, Maryland → hostsAgency → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Food and Drug Administration facilities

Silver Spring, Maryland → hasLandmark → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: Food and Drug Administration headquarters (White Oak campus)

Silver Spring, Maryland → hasOrganization → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

Food Safety and Inspection Service → collaboratesWith → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

FSA → oversaw → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: Federal Security Agency

Tecfidera → hasApprovalBy → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Leqembi → approvedBy → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Plegridy → hasApprovalAuthority → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Spinraza → approvedBy → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Tysabri → approvedBy → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Vumerity → hasRegulatoryApproval → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Aduhelm → approvedBy → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act → administeredBy → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act → administeredBy → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

Philip Morris USA → regulatoryBody → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers → canBeAssignedTo → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

Lorillard Tobacco Company → regulatoryBodyOversight → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Public Health Service Act → administeredBy → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health → coordinatesWith → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

Lucentis → approvedBy → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Xolair → approvedBy → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Tecentriq → regulatoryApproval → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Winston brand cigarettes → regulatedBy → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: Winston (cigarette)

this entity surface form: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Winston → isRegulatedBy → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Reynolds American Inc. → regulator → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Camel → regulatedBy → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Natural American Spirit → regulatedBy → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Newport brand cigarettes → regulatedBy → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: Newport (cigarette)

this entity surface form: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company → regulatoryAuthority → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Remicade → isApprovedBy → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Xarelto → wasApprovedBy → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Darzalex → approvedBy → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine → regulatoryAgency → Food and Drug Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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