US Food and Drug Administration

Federal regulatory agency of the United States within the Department of Health and Human Services, headquartered at White Oak in Silver Spring, Maryland, with origins in the Bureau of Chemistry of 1906. Regulates human and veterinary medicines, biologics and vaccines, medical devices, food, dietary supplements, cosmetics and tobacco, reviewing marketing applications, inspecting manufacturers for good manufacturing practice, overseeing clinical trials and running post-market surveillance and recalls.