food law timeline

  • USDA

    The Department of Agriculture works to improve and maintain farm income and to develop and expand markets abroad for agricultural products also helps to curb and to cure poverty, hunger, and malnutrition.
  • FDA

    FDA stands for: Food and Drug Administration it is an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
  • gould Admendment

    requires accurate labeling of food pacages with weight , measures, or numerical count.
  • meat insoection act

    requires inspections of all meat sold across state lines.
  • food and drug administration act

    broadly spells out the responsibilities of the secretary and the commissioner of the fda for research, enforcement ,education, and information
  • Fair and drug administration act

    all consumer products in interstate commerce to be honestly and informatively labeled.
  • 1st certified color regulations

    certifies seven colors as acceptable for use in processed foods and drugs.
  • food, drug, and cosmetic act

    expands the 1906 food and drug act to cover cosmetics.
  • dietary supplement healthh and education act

    defines dietary supplements and places the burden of proof for safety on fda.
  • denlaney clause

    prohibits the use of any addictive foods that is found to cause cancer
  • Fair packaging and labeling act

    requires all consumerproducts in interstate commerece to be honestly and informatively labeled
  • FSIS

    FSIS stands for: Food Safety and Inspection Service, it is the public health agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for ensuring that the nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged.
  • saccharin and labeling act

    stops fda from banning a chemical sweetener but requires a warning label on food products containing it