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FCC

Food Chemicals Codex

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

FECC

European Federation of Chemical Distributors

Feedstock ^

An alternative name for a raw material used in certain sectors of the chemical industry. [Composition]

FEMA

Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association of the United States

FIFO

First in/First out Principle Concept

FMD

Falsified Medicines Directive (Europe)

FMEA

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis

FMECA

Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis

Forced Degradation/Stress Testing ^

Forced degradation studies are used to determine the intrinsic chemical stability of the excipient by investigating and confirming chemical degradation pathways, and to confirm the stability-indicating potential of analytical procedures. ICH Q1A(R2); Stability Testing of New Drug Substances and Products uses the term „stress testing?. Such studies are also known as „forced degradation? studies. [Composition]

FPA

Food Products Association

FSSC 22000

Foundation Food Safety System Certification 22000 

FTA

Fault Tree Analysis

Functionality

A desirable property of an excipient that aids and/or improves the manufacture, quality, or performance of the product. [1]