 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. a principal author of this law was royal s. copeland, a three-term u.s. senator from new york.[http://www.homeowat
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