Food Laws Timeline

By melinaw

  • USDA

    Regulates, meat, dairy and farming.

  • FDA

    Protecting and promoting public health through the regulation and supervision of food safety.

  • Pure Food and Drug Act

    Prohibits interstate commerce of misbranded and alduterated food, drinks, and drugs.

  • Meat Inspection Act

    Requires inspection of all meat sold across state lines.

  • First Certified Color Regulations

    Certifies 7 colors as acceptable for use in processed foods and drugs.

  • Gould Amendment

    Requires accurate labeling of food packages with weight, measure, or numerical count.

  • McNary-Mapes Amendment

    Authorizes FDA standards of quality and fill-of-container of cannedd 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 snd Labeling Act

    Requires accurate labeling of food packages with weight, measure, or numerical count.

  • Saccharin Study and Labeling Act

    Stops FDA from banning a chemical sweetner but requires a warning label on food products containing it.

  • FSIS

    Enchanes public health and well-being by protecting the public from food-borne illnesses.

  • Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act

    Defines dietary supplements and places the burden of proof for safety on FDA.