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  1. Linkedin. Federal regulation of drugs emerged as early as 1848, under a law that addressed only imported drugs. In 1905 the American Medical Association launched a private, voluntary means of ...

  2. The original Food and Drug Act is passed by Congress on June 30 and signed by President Theodore Roosevelt. The Act outlaws states from buying and selling food, drinks, and drugs that have been ...

  3. The Food and Drug Administration is the oldest comprehensive consumer protection agency in the U. S. federal government. Since 1848 the federal government has used chemical analysis to monitor the ...

  4. The history of the FDA can be traced to the latter part of the 19th century and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Division of Chemistry (later Bureau of Chemistry). Under Harvey Washington Wiley, appointed chief chemist in 1883, the Division began conducting research into the adulteration and misbranding of food and drugs on the American market.

  5. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or US FDA) is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.The FDA is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the control and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, caffeine products, dietary supplements, prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs (medications), vaccines ...

  6. History of Federal Regulation: 1902–Present. Major legislation with regard to drugs and medical devices: The Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries. Biologics Act of 1902. Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906. Harrison Narcotics Act of 1914. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938. Durham-Humphrey Amendment, 1951.

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  8. Feb 8, 2017 · How it came to be. The FDA got its start with the passage of the country’s first major food and drug safety bill, the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act. That law's origins stem from a decades-long ...

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