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USDA
responsible for developing and executing federal government policy on farming, agriculture, forestry, and food -
Gould Amendment
Requires accurate labeling of food packages with weight,measure,or numerical count. -
Meat Inspection Act
prevent adulterated or misbranded meat and meat products from being sold as food and to ensure that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
It prohibits interstate commerce in misbranded and adulterated foods, drinks and drugs. -
Mcnary Mapes Amendment
authorizes 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. -
FDA
The FDA is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the regulation and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, dietary supplements, prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs, vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, blood transfusions, medical devices, electromagnetic radiation emitting devices, cosmetics, animal foods & feed and veterinary products. -
Delaney Clause
Prohibits the use of any addictive in food that is found to cause cancer. -
Fair packaging and labeling act
Requires all consumer products and interstate commerce to be honestly and informatively labeled. -
Saccharin Study and Labeling Act
requirements for a scientific observation regarding the impurities in, potential toxicity, and problematic carcinogenicity of a non-nutritive sweetener better known as saccharin. -
FSIS
ensuring that that United States' commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged. -
Food and Drug Administartion Act
Broadly spells out the responsibilities of the secretary and the commissioner of the fda for research,enforcement,education,and information. -
Dietary supplement health and education act
Defines dietary supplemts and places the burden of proof for safety on FDA. -
1st certified color regulations
Certified 7 colors as acceptable for use in processed foods and drugs.