Foods Timeline Assignment

  • USDA Established

    The USDA ensures that the U.S' commercial food supply is safe and correctly labeled and packaged. It also oversees the ranching, farming, and forestry industries.
  • FDA Established

    1. The FDA protects the public health by ensuring that drugs, biological products, and medical devices are safe, secure, and efficient. It also ensures the safety of the U.S. nation's food supply, cosmetics, and products.
  • Establishment of the Pure Food and Drug Act

    Misbranded or adulterated food or drugs are prohibited from selling to consumers. Laid the foundation for the FDA.
  • Establishment of the Meat Inspection Act

    It's illegal to adulterate or misbrand meat and its products for sale. Meat must also go through sanitary slaughtering and procession.
  • 1st Certified Color Regulations Established

    The use of harmful colors to be added to food are banned. Only 7 colors can be used in the food.
  • Gould Amendment

    Any food package must be clearly labeled on the outside with their weight, measure, or numerical count and ingredients.
  • McNary-Mapes Amendment Established

    Authorization that allows FDA standards of quality and fill-of-container to be placed on canned foods, except for milk and meat products.
  • Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act Established

    Food, drugs, and cosmetics are under strict control to keep them safe for consumers.
  • GRAS List Published

    A designation that chemicals or substances that are deemed safe by experts can be added to the food. An ingredient in the designation list can be added without going through a process for FDA approval.
  • Delaney Clause Established

    Food additives that cause or inflict cancer on humans or animals needs to be banned.
  • Food Additives Amendment Established

    Additives can be added to food as long as it has FDA approval. If not, tests must be taken to prove an additive's safety.
  • Color Additives Amendment Established

    Color additives can be added to foods, drugs, cosmetics, and medical devices as long as they're safe.
  • Federal Hazardous Substances Labeling Act

    Common household products must have warning labels if its contents can cause harm, illness, or injury.
  • Fair Packaging and Labeling Act Established

    Consumer products must be labeled with the identify of the product, the name and business location of the manufacturer,packer, or distributor; and the contents' net quantity.
  • Saccharin Study and Labeling Act Established

    There was a study of the non-nutritive sweetener, saccharin, to see if it had impurities, toxicity, and carcinogenicity.
  • Nutrition Labeling and Education Act Established

    A food is misbranded until it's labeled with nutritional facts, including the serving size and the number of servings, calories, fats, and other information.
  • Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act Established

    Manufacturers and distributors of dietary suppliments and ingredients aren't allowed to market misbranded or adulterated products.
  • FDA Mandated HACCO Regulations for Seafood

    Regulations that identify seafood safety hazards to then develop plans to control those hazards.
  • Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act

    Food must be label with the ingredient or nutrient of a major food allergen to protect those people with that certain allergen.
  • Food Safety Modernization

    Foods that are grown, harvested, and processed are regulated to prevent contaminating the food supply.
  • New Food Code

    It's guidance for food service operations or other related operations to prevent food-borne illness or injury.