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Meat Inspection Act
Requires all inspection of all meat sold across state lines. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
Prohibits interstate commerce of misbranded and adulterated food, drinks, and drugs. -
Gould Amendement
Requires accurate labeling of food packages with weight, measure, or numeral count. -
McNary-Mapes Amendment
Requires all consumer products in interstate commerce to be honestly and informatively labled. -
Delaney Clause
Prohibits the use of any additive in food that is found to cause cancer. -
1st Certified Color Regulations
Certifies seven colors as acceptable for use in processed foods and drugs. -
Saccharin Study and Labeling Act
Stops FDA from banning a chemical sweetner but reuqires a warning label on food products containing it. -
Food and Drug Administration Act
Broadly spells out the responisbilites of the secretary and the commissioner of the FDA for research, enforcment, education, and information. -
Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act
Defines dietary supplments and places the burden of proof for safety on FDA. -
Fair Packaging and labeling Act
Requiring the label on a consumer product to state clearly the name of the product, marker or manufactuer, and its quantity. -
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
Expands the 1906 Food and Drug Act to cover cosmetics