Food timeline.

By Michael.N

  • USDA Established

    The USDA is responseable for the Farming and ranching regurlating food quality, safety, as well as nutrition labeling

  • Color Regulations Esablished

    The first color regulation determended the seven colors that was suitable for use on food.

  • The Establishment of meat inspection.

    This act prohibited the sale of misbranded livestock and derived products. This act also ensured that the slaughtering of livestock was done in the cleanest way.

  • The Pure food and drug act

    This prohibited the sale of misbranded food and or drugs .

  • Establishmeant of the FDA

    The FDA as known as the "Food and Druh Administration controls the laws over food, cosmetices, and drug manufacturing.

  • Gould Amendment

    Prohibits misbranded and adulterated foods, drinks, and drugs in interstate commerce

  • McNary Mapes amendment established

    authorizes FDA standards of quality of canned food not including meat and milk products

  • Food, Drug and Cosmetic act

    This law set quality standards for food, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics. The law also provided federal oversight and enforcement of standards.

  • GARS list published

    This list refers to substances that can be used as food additives. These substances are "generally recongized as safe" when used with good manufacturing.

  • Food additive admendment

    Congresss seen that some foods would not need a formal review by the FDA

  • Delaney Clause

    Requires the FDA to ban food additives that weree found to cause cancer

  • Federal Hazardous Sbstances labeling act

    This gave the FDA new reaponsabilities to protect people from hazards by labeling substances.

  • Color additives

    The color additive amendment in the 1960's determinded that color additives listed as safe could only be used on foods and other things.

  • Fair Packaging and Labeling Act

    The FTC and the FDA issued regulations requiring consumer commodities

  • Saccharin Study and Labeling

    The United States statute enacting requirments for an observation on impurities in potential toxicty

  • Nutrition Labeling and Education Act

    Amends the FDCA to deem food misbrandes unless its labled nutrition and information

  • New Food Code

    Food codes Represent pratices regarding safe food storage, handling, and prepartion

  • Dietary Supplements Health and Education

    Manufactures of dietary supplements and ingredients are banned from marketing products that are adulterated or misbranding.

  • FDA Mandated HACCP Regulations for seafood

    This regulate seafood processors to Identify food saftey hazards.

  • Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection

    Requires that the food label contains ingredients contain proteins from food allergen

  • Food Safety Modernization

    Ensures the U.S. food supply is safe by forcing to prevent contamination of the food supply rather than responding to it