FDA's Role By Josh11223344 Feb 26, 1906 FDA start up/ The Jungle http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401804802.html Jan 1, 1960 Color Additives http://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/ColorAdditives/RegulatoryProcessHistoricalPerspectives/ Dec 1, 1962 Thalidomide prevention http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WhatWeDo/History/Milestones/ucm128305.htm May 1, 1988 FDA's role in AIDS http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3131814 May 29, 1992 GMO labeling http://www.rodalesorganiclife.com/food/gmo-labeling-0 Dec 24, 2004 Safety System Flawed http://www.ucsusa.org/our-work/center-science-and-democracy/promoting-scientific-integrity/vioxx.html#.V1b0gRMrLnA Jun 27, 2006 FDA doesn't Protect Americans http://cspinet.org/new/200606271.html Dec 10, 2010 Recall of Tylenol http://247wallst.com/investing/2010/12/10/the-ten-worst-drug-recalls-in-the-history-of-the-fda/ May 9, 2016 Opioid Outbreak http://www.cbsnews.com/news/former-fda-head-doctor-david-kessler-opioid-epidemic-one-of-great-mistakes-of-modern-medicine/ Jun 2, 2016 FDA- Sodium Regulation http://www.vox.com/2016/6/1/11828048/fda-salt-sodium