The Act
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The United States Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (abbreviated as FFDCA, FDCA, or FD&C), is a set of laws passed by Congress in 1938 giving authority to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to oversee the safety of food, drugs, and cosmetics.
In FDA regulations this refered to as 'The Act'
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Food,_Drug,_and_Cosmetic_Act