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Food Safety Polices

  • Food and Drug Administration Act

    Broadly spells out the responsibilites of the secretary and the commision of the FDA for research,enforcement,education, and information
  • Meat Inspection Act

    Requires inspection of all meat sold across state lines
  • Pure Food and Drug Act

    Pure Food and Drug Act
    Prohibits interstate commerce of misbranded and adulterated food,drinks and drugs
  • 1st Certified Color Regulations

    1st Certified Color Regulations
    Ceritifes seven 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 for canned food, excluding meat and milk products
  • Food,Drug, and Cosmetic Act

    Expands the 1960 food and drug act to cover cosmetics
  • Delaney Clause

    Delaney Clause
    Prohbits the use of any additive in food that is found to cause cancer
  • Fair Packaging and Labeling Act

    Fair Packaging and Labeling Act
    Requires all consumer products in interstate commerce 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 containg act
  • Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act

    Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act
    Defines dietary supplements and places the burden of proof for safety on FDA