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Broadly spells out the responsiblities of the secretary and the Commissioner of the FDA for research, enforcement, education,and information
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Requires inspection of all meat sold across stae lines
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Prohibits interstate commerce of misbranded and adulterated food, drinks, and drugs.
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Certifies seven color as acceptable for use in processed foods and drugs.
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Requires accurate labeling of food packages with weight, measure, or numerical count
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Authorizes standards of quality and fill-of-containerfor canned food not including meat and dairy products
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Expands the 1906 Food and Drug Act to cover cosmetics
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Prohibits the use of any addictive in food that is found to cause cancer
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Requires all consumer products in interstate commerce to be honestly informatively labeled
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Stops FDA from banning a chemical sweetener but requires a warning label on food products containng it.
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Defines dietary supplements and places the burden of proof for safety on FDA
