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been working to carry out our mission of promoting and protecting public health, and that means your health.</h2> </div> </section> </header> <div class="field field--name-field-topic-paragraphs field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Topic Paragraphs</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"> <section class="lcds-cta bg-blue txt-light"> <div class="lcds-cta__media"> <div class="embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9"> <div class="field field--name-field-video field--type-text field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Call-To-Action Video</div> <div class="field--item"><iframe width="1250" height="703" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1D8mOu6SyX4" title="What Does FDA Do?" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> </div> </div> </div> <div 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