The history of governmental regulation of food

  • USDA was established

  • Charles Wetherill is appointed Head of the Bureau of Chemistry within the USDA

  • Study of Saccharine in Foods

  • Peter Collier starts his submission of more than 100 food laws to Congress

  • Dr. Harvey Wiley was appointed chief chemist of the USDA

  • Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle

  • Meat Inspection Act

  • Pure Food and Drug Act

  • Food and Drug Administration Act

  • Federal Meat Inspection Act

  • Gould Amendment

  • The first Certified Color Regulations were established

  • Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

  • Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act

  • Food Additives Amendment

  • Delaney Clause

  • Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) list is developed

  • Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) was established

  • Color Additives Amendment

  • Fair Packaging and Labeling Act

  • President Nixon ordered a new review of the Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) list

  • Nutrition Labeling and Education Act

  • Infant Formula Act

  • International Food Information Council was established

  • Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act

  • FDA mandated HACCP rules for all seafood

  • Guide to Industry published by the Food and Drug Administration