Food Laws Timeline

  • USDA

    The USDA is the U.S. federal executive department.It is responsible for developing and executing federal government policy on farming, agriculture, forestry, and food etc.
  • FDA

    The FDA is a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments.
  • Meat Inspection Act

  • Gould Amendment

    amended the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 by requiring that the contents of any food package had to be “plainly and conspicuously marked on the outside of the package in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count and ingredients”
  • McNary Inspection Act

  • Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

    is a set of laws passed by Congress in 1938 giving authority to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to oversee the safety of food, drugs, and cosmetics.
  • Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act

    The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, is a 1994 statute of United States Federal legislation which defines and regulates dietary supplements.
  • Delaney Clause

    The Delaney Clause is a provision in the amendment named after Congressman James Delaney of New York.
  • Fair Packaging and Labeling Act

    is a U.S. law that applies to labels on many consumer products.
  • FSIS

    The FSIS an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture. More than 7,800 FSIS inspection program personnel are assigned to about 6,200 Federal slaughter, food processing, and import establishments in the United States.