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Food Science Timeline

By hanmarbec
  • 7000 BCE

    Fermenting

    original version from ancient China: 7000-6600 BCE
    modern version: 1837-1838

  • Nicolas Appert

    Inventor of modern canned foods

  • Canning

    Became well known and used in 1810

  • Jello

  • Thomas Adams

    Inventor of chewing gum

  • Chewing Gum

  • Potato Chips

  • USDA

    Oversees American farming industry.

  • Dishwasher

  • Peanut Butter

  • Oven

    First patented in 1896, became popular in 1920s

  • Puffed Rice

  • FDA

    Oversees safety, efficacy, and security of food, cosmetics, and medications.

  • Pure Food and Drug Act

    Banned adulteration or mislabeled food products

  • Freeze Drying

  • Meat Inspection Act

    Made it a crime to adulterate or mislabel meat products

  • Jaquess Brandenberger

    Inventor of cellophane

  • George Washington Carver

    Agriculture improvements and products made with peanuts and sweet potatoes.

  • Harry Brearly

    Inventor of stainless steel

  • FTC

    Oversees consumer protection with fraud, deception, and unfair business practices.

  • Kitchenaid

  • Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

    Prohibited adulterated foods and mislabeled products

  • Earl Tupper

    Inventor of Tupperware

  • Poultry Products Inspection Act

    All domesticated birds must be inspected

  • PAM

  • Gatorade

  • Food Processor

  • Food Safety Act (U.K.)

    Ensured consumer's safety

  • Food Safety Modernization Act

    Shifted focus from response to contamination to preventing it