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Manages farms by providing price support subsidies and ensuring food safety.
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Requires inspection of all meat sold across state lines.
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Broadly spells out the responsibilities of the Secretary and the Commissioner of the FDA for research, enforcement, education, and information.
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Prohibits interstate commerce of misbranded and adulterated food, drink, and drugs.
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Proects the public by ensuring the safety and security of foods, cosmetics, and radiating products.
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Certifies seven colors as acceptable for use.
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Requires accurate labeling of food packages with weight, measure, or numerical count.
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FDA sets standerds on quality of canned goods.
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Expands the food and drugs act to cover cosmetics
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Prohibites additives that are found to cause cancer.
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Requires all interstate commerce products to be honest and informativly labeled.
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Stops FDA from banning a chemical sweetener but requires a warning label on food products containing it.
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A specialized sect of the USDA responsible for the safety and accurate labeling of meat, poultry, and egg products.
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Defines dietary supplements and places the burden of proof and saftey on the FDA.