Foods Timeline

  • USDA

    The United States Department of Agriculture is the federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, rural economic development, and food.
  • FDA

    The United States Food and Drug Administration is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human services. It brought cosmetics and medical devices under the agency's control and required that drugs be labeled with directions for safe use. The law also mandated the premarket approval of all new drugs.
  • GRAS list

    Its an FDA designation for individual chemicals or substances added to food products that experts deem safe.
  • Color Additives Amendment

    Required that color additives listed as suitable and safe for a given use could be used in drugs, foods, cosmetics, and medical devices.