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Pure Food and Drug Act
The Pure Food and Drug Act was what prohibited the sale of misbranded or screwed-up foods and/or drugs in interstate commerce and began as the foundation for the nation's first consumer protection agency. -
FDA Established
The FDA is responsible for protecting the health of the US public, to ensure the quality of its food, medicine, and cosmetics. -
Meat Inspection Act
The meat inspection act is what prohibited the sale of adulterated or misbranded livestock and derived products as food and wanted to make sure the process of slaughter was sanitary. -
First Certified Color Regulations
Lists 7 foods safe for using in food -
Gould Amendment
Requires contents to be clearly labeled on outside of bottle. -
McNary-Mapes Amendment
What officially rises the standard for canning meat. -
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
Set the standards high for food, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics manufactured and sold in the United States. The law meant federal oversight and enforcement to oversee they were kept. -
Delaney Clause
Ban additives from food that could cause cancer. -
Food Additives Amendment
Required FDA approve something was safe to add before adding -
Gras List Published
A list of ingredients known as "generally known as safe". -
Federal Hazardous Substances Labeling Act
Requires anything dangerous, poisonous, unedible to be labeled. -
Color Additives Amendment
Ones that were safe for certain things were allowed to be added into foods, drugs, cosmetics, and medical devices. -
USDA Established
United States Department of Agriculture is a department responsible for farm policy, food safety, natural resources management, federal nutrition programs, and economic growth -
Fair Packaging & Labeling Act
The law saying labels had to be added. It requires the label to state: The identity of the product; The name and place of business of the manufacturer. -
Saccharin Study & Labeling Act
A warning when something contained saccharin. -
Nutrition Labeling & Education Act
The nutritional facts about food has to be labeled. -
Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act
Requiring schools to teach about diets. -
FDA Mandated HACCP Regulations for Seafood
All hazards must be analyzed from the HACCP -
Food Allergen Labeling & Consumer Protection Act
Any allergens must be labeled clearly. -
New Food Code
Model for having food be honestly presented and safely. -
Food Safety Modernization
Protect U.S food supply by preventing contamination.