Food Laws

By codyy777

  • USDA created

    oversees the American farming industry.

  • Pure Food and Drug Act

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

  • Meat Inspection Act

    Requires inspection of all meat sold across state lines.

  • Food and Drug Administration Act

    Broadly spells out the the responsibilities of the Secretary and the commisioner of the FDA for research, enforcement, education, and information.

  • FDA Created

    responsible for the health of the public

  • Gould Amendment

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

  • McNary-Mapes Amendment

    "cancers Amendment"

  • Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

    Expands the 106 Food and Drug act to cover cometics.

  • Delaney Cause

    Prohibits the use of 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.

  • Saccharinn Study and Labeling Act

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

  • FSIS

    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.

  • Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act

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

  • 1st Certified Color Regulations

    Certifies seven colors as acceptable for use in processed food and drugs.