Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

E85253

U.S. federal government agency component center regulatory body

The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition is a branch of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration responsible for ensuring the safety and proper labeling of food, dietary supplements, and cosmetics.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition canonical	3
CFSAN	2
https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/fda-organization/center-food-safety-and-applied-nutrition-cfsan	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T686647 — 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: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Context triple: [Food and Drug Administration, hasDivision, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition]

A. Department of Nutrition
The Department of Nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is a leading academic and research center focused on the role of diet and nutrition in public health, chronic disease prevention, and global health policy.
B. Food Safety and Inspection Service
The Food Safety and Inspection Service is a U.S. federal agency responsible for ensuring the safety, wholesomeness, and proper labeling of meat, poultry, and certain egg products.
C. Linus Pauling Institute
The Linus Pauling Institute is a research center at Oregon State University focused on the roles of vitamins, minerals, and other micronutrients in promoting health and preventing disease.
D. Food and Nutrition Service
The Food and Nutrition Service is a U.S. federal agency that administers national food assistance and nutrition programs such as SNAP and school meals to improve food security and dietary health.
E. Department of Food Control
The Department of Food Control is an academic unit within Cairo University's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine that focuses on the safety, quality, and regulation of food of animal origin.
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: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Target entity description: The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition is a branch of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration responsible for ensuring the safety and proper labeling of food, dietary supplements, and cosmetics.

A. Department of Nutrition
The Department of Nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is a leading academic and research center focused on the role of diet and nutrition in public health, chronic disease prevention, and global health policy.
B. Food Safety and Inspection Service
The Food Safety and Inspection Service is a U.S. federal agency responsible for ensuring the safety, wholesomeness, and proper labeling of meat, poultry, and certain egg products.
C. Linus Pauling Institute
The Linus Pauling Institute is a research center at Oregon State University focused on the roles of vitamins, minerals, and other micronutrients in promoting health and preventing disease.
D. Food and Nutrition Service
The Food and Nutrition Service is a U.S. federal agency that administers national food assistance and nutrition programs such as SNAP and school meals to improve food security and dietary health.
E. Department of Food Control
The Department of Food Control is an academic unit within Cairo University's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine that focuses on the safety, quality, and regulation of food of animal origin.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. federal government agency component ⓘ center ⓘ regulatory body ⓘ
abbreviation	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: CFSAN
alsoKnownAs	FDA CFSAN ⓘ
appliesRegulationTo	bottled water ⓘ color additives in food ⓘ cosmetic color additives ⓘ cosmetics ⓘ dietary supplements ⓘ food ⓘ food additives ⓘ food contact substances ⓘ infant formula ⓘ medical foods ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
employer	Food and Drug Administration ⓘ
fieldOfWork	GRAS determinations ⓘ biotechnology in food ⓘ chemical safety of foods ⓘ contaminants in food ⓘ cosmetic labeling ⓘ cosmetic safety ⓘ dietary exposure assessment ⓘ dietary guidance ⓘ dietary supplement labeling ⓘ dietary supplements ⓘ food additives ⓘ food allergen labeling ⓘ food allergen regulation ⓘ food contact substances ⓘ food defense ⓘ food labeling ⓘ food safety ⓘ food safety education ⓘ foodborne illness prevention ⓘ foodborne outbreak response ⓘ health claims on foods ⓘ infant formula regulation ⓘ menu and vending machine labeling ⓘ microbiological safety of foods ⓘ nutrition ⓘ nutrition facts labeling ⓘ nutrition policy ⓘ produce safety ⓘ risk assessment ⓘ seafood safety ⓘ toxicology ⓘ
headquartersLocation	College Park, Maryland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
industry	food safety ⓘ public health ⓘ regulation of cosmetics ⓘ regulation of dietary supplements ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Maryland ⓘ
mission	to ensure that food is safe, sanitary, wholesome, and honestly labeled ⓘ to ensure the safety and proper labeling of cosmetics ⓘ to ensure the safety and proper labeling of dietary supplements ⓘ to protect public health by ensuring the safety of the U.S. food supply ⓘ
parentOrganization	Food and Drug Administration ⓘ United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
partOf	Food and Drug Administration ⓘ
website	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/fda-organization/center-food-safety-and-applied-nutrition-cfsan

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Food and Drug Administration → hasDivision → Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition ⓘ

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition → abbreviation → Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: CFSAN

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition → website → Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/fda-organization/center-food-safety-and-applied-nutrition-cfsan

White Oak Federal Research Center → tenant → Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition ⓘ

FDA CFSAN → fullName → Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition ⓘ

FDA CFSAN → abbreviation → Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition ⓘ