Food Laws

  • pure food and drug act

    act put in place to protect consumers.
  • Meat Inspection act

    requires inspection of all meat sold across state lines
  • Meat Inspection Act

    Required inspection of meat across all states
  • food,drug and cosmetic act

    expands food and drug act to cover cosmetics.
  • 1st Certified Color Regulations

    Certifies seven colors as being acceptable in foods and drugs.
  • Gould Amendment

    Required that labels include weight, meaure, or numerical count.
  • Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

    Expanded the 1906 Food and Drug Act to cover cosmetics,
  • Delaney Clause

    Prhibits usage of additives in fod that could cause cancer,
  • food and drug administration act

    spells out the responsibilities of the secretary and the commissioner of the fda
  • fair packaging and labeling act

    requires consumer products to be honestly labeled
  • saccharin study and labeling act

    stops fda from banning a chemical sweetener but requires warning labels on food containing it
  • dietary supplement health and education act

    defines dietary supplements and places burden of proof for safety on fda