I-Food and Drug Administration(I-FDA）iphakamisa imithethonqubo yezindawo zasekhaya nezangaphandle okudingeka zibhalise ngaphansi kweFederal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.(Umthetho we-FD&C）ukusungula izidingo zenkambiso yamanje yokukhiqizae ekwenzeni, ukucubungula, ukupakisha, kanye nokubamba ukudla kwezilwane. I-FDA futhi iphakamisa imithethonqubo yokudinga ukuthi izikhungo ezithile zisungule futhi zisebenzise ukuhlaziya ubungozi kanye nezilawuli zokuvikela ezisekelwe engcupheni zokudla kwezilwane. I-FDA ithatha lesi sinyathelo ukuze inikeze isiqiniseko esikhulu sokuthi ukudla kwezilwane kuphephile futhi ngeke kubangele ukugula noma ukulimala ezilwaneni noma kubantu futhi ihloselwe ukwakha uhlelo lokuphepha kokudla kwezilwane lwesikhathi esizayo olwenza izilawuli zokuvimbela ezisekelwe ezingozini zesimanjemanje, ezesayensi kanye nezingozi okujwayelekile kuyo yonke imikhakha yesistimu yokudla kwezilwane.