foods timeline

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  • USDA Establishment

    All containers of meat, poultry, and egg products must be labeled with a USDA mark of inspection and establishment, which is where the product was produced
  • FDA Establishment

    it is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.
  • Establishment of the Pure Food and drug act

    prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce and laid a foundation for the nation's first consumer protection agency
  • Establishment of the Meat Inspection Act

    t prohibited the sale of adulterated or misbranded livestock and derived products as food and ensured that livestock were slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions.
  • 1st Certified Color Regulations Established

    provides that a substance that imparts color is a color additive and is subject to premarket approval requirements unless the substance is used solely for a purpose other than coloring.
  • Gould Amendment Establishment

    it contents to be plainly marked on the outside of the food package
  • Mcnary-Mapes Amendment Established

    authorizes FDA standards of quality and fill-of-container for canned food, excluding meat and milk products.
  • Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act Establishment

    The law established quality standards for food, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics manufactured and sold in the United States.
  • GRAS list published

    designation for individual chemicals or substances added to food products that experts deem safe.
  • Delany Clause Establishment

    requires the Food and Drug Administration to ban food additives which are found to cause or induce cancer in humans or animals as indicated by testing.
  • Food Additives Amendment Establishment

    An Act to protect the public health by amending the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the use in food of additives which have not been adequately tested to establish their safety.
  • Color Additivies Amendment Establishment

    it is defined as "color additive" and required that only color additive listed as "suitable and safe" for a given use could be used in foods, drugs, cosmetics, and medical devices.
  • Federal Hazardous Subsantances Labeling act

    pertains to labeling common household products or products that could otherwise be brought in or around a residence due to purchase, storage, or use. ... The product must also have the potential to cause substantial illness or injury as a result of handling or use
  • Fair Packaging and Labeling Act of Establishment

    requiring that all "consumer commodities" be labeled to disclose net contents, identity of commodity, and name and place of business of the product's
  • Saccharin Study And Labeling Act Establishment

    scientific observation regarding the impurities in, potential toxicity, and problematic carcinogenicity of a non-nutritive sweetener better known as saccharin.
  • Nutrition Labeling And Education Act Established

    require nutrition labeling of most foods regulated by the Agency,
    and to regulate health claims on food labels and in food.
  • New Food Code

    a model document for safeguarding public health and ensuring that food is safe when offered to consumers. The Food Code contains practical, science-based information and provisions for mitigating risk factors known to cause foodborne illness.
  • Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act Establishment

    Manufacturers and distributors of dietary supplements and dietary ingredients are prohibited from marketing products that are adulterated or misbranded.
  • FDA Mandated HACCP Regulations for Seafood

    its regulation requires seafood processors to identify food safety hazards that are reasonably likely to occur and to develop plans for the control of those hazards
  • Food Allergen Labeling And Consumer Protection Act

    the label of a food that contains an ingredient that is or contains protein from a "major food allergen " declare the presence of the allergen in the manner
  • Food Safety Moderzation

    the U.S. food supply is safe by shifting the focus to preventing contamination of the food supply, rather than responding to it.