The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FoodandDrugAdministration) is referred to as the FDA, and the FDA is one of the executive agencies established by the U.S. government in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Department of Public **** Health (PHS). As a scientific regulatory agency, FDA's responsibility is to ensure the safety of food, cosmetics, drugs, biologicals, medical devices, and radiological products produced in or imported into the United States. It was one of the first federal agencies whose primary function was to protect consumers.