Food Science Timeline

By zpatton12

  • Food And Drug Administration Act

    gives responsibilities to the FDA for research.

  • Pure Food and Drug Act

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

  • Meat Inspection Act

    Requires inspection of all meats sold across state lines

  • 1st Certified Color Regulations.

    Certifies seven colors as acceptable for use in processed foods.

  • Gould Amendment

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

  • McNary-Mapes Amendment

    Also know as the "canners" Amendment.

  • 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 Labeling Act

    Requires all consumer products in the 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 containing it.

  • Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act

    Defines Dietary Supplements and places the burden of proof for safety on FDA.