The history of governmental regulation of food By candelaaa_ 1862 USDA was established 1862 Charles Wetherill is appointed Head of the Bureau of Chemistry within the USDA 1879 Study of Saccharine in Foods 1880 Peter Collier starts his submission of more than 100 food laws to Congress 1883 Dr. Harvey Wiley was appointed chief chemist of the USDA 1905 Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle 1906 Meat Inspection Act 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act 1906 Food and Drug Administration Act 1906 Federal Meat Inspection Act 1907 Gould Amendment 1907 The first Certified Color Regulations were established 1938 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 1957 Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act 1958 Food Additives Amendment 1958 Delaney Clause 1958 Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) list is developed 1960 Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) was established 1960 Color Additives Amendment 1967 Fair Packaging and Labeling Act 1969 President Nixon ordered a new review of the Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) list 1973 Nutrition Labeling and Education Act 1980 Infant Formula Act 1985 International Food Information Council was established 1994 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act 1997 FDA mandated HACCP rules for all seafood 2000 Guide to Industry published by the Food and Drug Administration