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USDA
Helping farmers with price support subsidies, to inspect food to insure the safety of the american public. -
Food and Drug Administration Act
Broadly spells out the reponsibilities of the secretary and the commissioner of the FDA for research, enforcements, education, and information. -
Meat Inspection Act
Requires inspection of all meat sold across state lines. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
Prohibits interstate commerce of misbranded and adulterated food, drinks, and drugs. -
FDA
Protecting the public health by assuring the saftey, effectiveness, quality, and security of human and veterinary drugs, vaccines and other biological products and medical devices. -
1st Certified Color Regulations
Certifies seven colors as acceptable for use in processed foods and drugs -
Gould Amendment
Requires accurate labeling of food packages with wieght, measure, or numeral count. -
McNary-Mapes Amendment
Authorized FDA standards of quality and fill-of-container for canned food, excluding meat and milk products. -
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
Expands the 1906 Food and Drug Act to cover cosmetics. -
Delaney Clause
Prohibits the use of any additive in food that is found to cause cancer. -
Fair Packaging and Labelin Act
Requires all consumer products in interstate commerence to be honestly and informatively labeled -
Saccharin Study and Labeling Act
Stops FDA from banning a chemical sweetener but requires a warning label on food products containing it. -
FSIS
Ensuring that the U.S. commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products in safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged. -
Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act
Defines dietary supplements and places the burden of proof for safety on FDA