food laws

By gabe40

  • Pure Food and Drug Act

    Prohibits interstate commerce of misbranded and adulterated food,drinks, and drugs.

  • Meat Inspection Act

    Requires inspection of all meat sold across state lines.

  • 1st Certified Color Regulations

    Certifies 7 colors as acceptable for use in processed foods and drugs.

  • Gould Amendment

    Requires accurate labeling of food packages with weight, measure, or numerical count.

  • Food and Drug Administration

    Broadly spells out the responsibilites if the Secretary and Commissioner of the FDA for research, enforcement,education, and information.

  • Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act

    Expands the 1906 Food and Drug Act to cover cosmetics.

  • Delaney Clause

    Prohibits the use if any additive in food that is found to cause cancer.

  • Fair Packaging and Labeling Act

    Requires all consumer products in interstate commerce to be honestly and informatively labeled.

  • Saccharin Study and Labeling Act

    Stops FDA from banning a chemical sweetner but requires a warning label on food products containing it.

  • Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act

    Defines dietary supplements and places the burden of proof for safety on FDA.