Food Laws

  • USDA

    Helping farmers with price support subsidies, to inspect food to insure the safety of the american public.
  • Food and Drug Administration Act

    Broadly spells out the reponsibilities of the secretary and the commissioner of the FDA for research, enforcements, education, and information.
  • Meat Inspection Act

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

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

    Protecting the public health by assuring the saftey, effectiveness, quality, and security of human and veterinary drugs, vaccines and other biological products and medical devices.
  • 1st Certified Color Regulations

    Certifies seven colors as acceptable for use in processed foods and drugs
  • Gould Amendment

    Requires accurate labeling of food packages with wieght, measure, or numeral count.
  • McNary-Mapes Amendment

    Authorized 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.
  • Delaney Clause

    Prohibits the use of any additive in food that is found to cause cancer.
  • Fair Packaging and Labelin Act

    Requires all consumer products in interstate commerence 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.
  • FSIS

    Ensuring that the U.S. commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products in safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged.
  • Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act

    Defines dietary supplements and places the burden of proof for safety on FDA