n. 1. (Physical Geography). a. the inundation of land that is normally dry through the overflowing of a body of water, esp a river. b. the state of a river that is at an abnormally high level (esp in the phrase in flood).
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is responsible for the safety regulation of most types of foods, dietary supplements, drugs, vaccines, biological medical products, blood products, medical devices, radiation-emitting devices, veterinary products, and cosmetics.
The FDA Food Code: â¢ Provides FDAâs current thinking on food safety, sanitation, and fair dealing in the retail food sector. â¢ Can be uniformly adopted as a statute, regulation or. ordinance for the retail, food service and vending. segment of the food industry. â¢ Result of the efforts and recommendations of many.