FDA field laboratories
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FDA field laboratories are specialized facilities across the United States where the Food and Drug Administration conducts scientific testing and analysis to support regulatory enforcement and public health protection.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| FDA field laboratories canonical | 1 |
| FDA laboratories | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4103310 — 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: FDA field laboratories Context triple: [Office of Regulatory Affairs, locatedIn, FDA field laboratories]
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A.
National Center for Toxicological Research
The National Center for Toxicological Research is a U.S. federal research facility that conducts scientific studies to support the safety evaluation and regulatory decisions of the Food and Drug Administration.
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B.
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
The Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research is the U.S. regulatory body responsible for overseeing the safety, efficacy, and quality of biological products such as vaccines, blood products, and gene therapies.
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C.
Fort Detrick
Fort Detrick is a U.S. Army installation in Frederick, Maryland, best known as a center for biomedical research and biodefense programs.
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D.
Center for Veterinary Medicine
The Center for Veterinary Medicine is a branch of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration responsible for regulating animal drugs, animal food, and related veterinary products to ensure their safety and effectiveness.
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E.
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research is the U.S. FDA division responsible for overseeing the safety, effectiveness, and quality of prescription and over-the-counter drugs.
- 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: FDA field laboratories Target entity description: FDA field laboratories are specialized facilities across the United States where the Food and Drug Administration conducts scientific testing and analysis to support regulatory enforcement and public health protection.
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A.
National Center for Toxicological Research
The National Center for Toxicological Research is a U.S. federal research facility that conducts scientific studies to support the safety evaluation and regulatory decisions of the Food and Drug Administration.
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B.
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
The Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research is the U.S. regulatory body responsible for overseeing the safety, efficacy, and quality of biological products such as vaccines, blood products, and gene therapies.
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C.
Fort Detrick
Fort Detrick is a U.S. Army installation in Frederick, Maryland, best known as a center for biomedical research and biodefense programs.
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D.
Center for Veterinary Medicine
The Center for Veterinary Medicine is a branch of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration responsible for regulating animal drugs, animal food, and related veterinary products to ensure their safety and effectiveness.
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E.
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research is the U.S. FDA division responsible for overseeing the safety, effectiveness, and quality of prescription and over-the-counter drugs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal government facility
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laboratory network ⓘ public health laboratory ⓘ regulatory science facility ⓘ |
| analyzes |
biologics
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cosmetics ⓘ dietary supplements ⓘ food products ⓘ human drugs ⓘ imported products ⓘ medical devices ⓘ tobacco products ⓘ veterinary drugs ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| employs |
chemists
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laboratory technicians ⓘ microbiologists ⓘ quality assurance specialists ⓘ scientists ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
analytical chemistry
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biologics quality control ⓘ cosmetics safety ⓘ drug quality ⓘ food safety ⓘ forensic chemistry ⓘ medical device safety ⓘ microbiology ⓘ radiological analysis ⓘ tobacco product regulation ⓘ toxicology ⓘ veterinary products ⓘ |
| follows |
FDA analytical methods
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Good Laboratory Practice guidelines ⓘ standard operating procedures ⓘ |
| hasRole |
detect contamination and adulteration
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generate legally defensible analytical data ⓘ monitor compliance with FDA regulations ⓘ provide scientific expertise for policy development ⓘ verify product labeling claims ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Food and Drug Administration
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surface form:
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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| partOf |
Office of Regulatory Affairs
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surface form:
FDA Office of Regulatory Affairs
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| purpose |
conduct scientific testing and analysis
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protect public health ⓘ support FDA regulatory enforcement ⓘ |
| supports |
FDA compliance actions
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FDA enforcement cases ⓘ FDA inspections ⓘ emergency response activities ⓘ outbreak investigations ⓘ product recalls ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
chemical analysis
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chromatography ⓘ immunoassays ⓘ instrumental analysis ⓘ mass spectrometry ⓘ microbiological testing ⓘ molecular biology techniques ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: FDA field laboratories Description of subject: FDA field laboratories are specialized facilities across the United States where the Food and Drug Administration conducts scientific testing and analysis to support regulatory enforcement and public health protection.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
FDA laboratories