The Food and Drug Administration Is Established
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- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Science, Medicine, Health, Agriculture, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Organizations, Agencies, Institutions, Ecology, Environment, Conservation
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: 1927
Article abstract: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was established to protect consumers.
Summary of Event
The United States Food and Drug Administration grew out of a need to enforce regulations intended to protect food and drug supplies. The push for regulating food and drugs began soon after the country was founded, when Massachusetts enacted a general food law in 1785. The first federal protection legislation came in 1848, when Congress passed the Drug Importation Act, which enabled U.S. customs’ inspectors to stop adulterated drugs from...
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