food laws timeline

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  • pure food and drug act

    pure food and drug act

    prhibits interstate commerce of misbranded and adulterated food drink and drugs

  • meat inspection act

    requires inspection of all meat sold across state lines

  • 1st certified color regulations

    certifies seven colors as acceptable for use in processed foods and drugs

  • gould amendment

    requires accurate labeling of food packages with wieghs measure or nemerical count

  • mcnary-mapes amendment

  • food drug and cosmetic act

    expands the 1906 food and drug act to cover cosmetics
  • dirtary suppliment health and education act

    dirtary suppliment health and education act

  • delaney clause

    prhibits the use of any additives in food that is found to cause cancer
  • fair packageing and labeling act

    fair packageing and labeling act

    requires all consumer prouducts in interstate commerce to be honestly and informatively labeled
  • sacchairin study and labeling act

    sacchairin study and labeling act

    stops FDA from banning a chemical sweetner but requres a warning label on food prouducts containing it

  • food and drug administration act

    broadly spells out the respnsibilities of the FDA for reserch enforcement education and information