Pure Food and Drug Act

American  

noun

U.S. History.

1. a law passed in 1906 to remove harmful and misrepresented foods and drugs from the market and regulate the manufacture and sale of drugs and food involved in interstate trade.

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Example Sentences

Public pressure led to the passage in 1906 of the Pure Food and Drug Act, which ensured that meatpacking plants processed their products in a sanitary way, and the Meat Inspection Act, which required that the Agriculture Department inspect livestock before slaughter.

From The Wall Street Journal

Food labeling saw its start in the United States in the early 20th century with the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, which largely focused on requiring food producers to label their products with accurate ingredients as a way to prevent the sale of adulterated or misbranded food and drugs.

From Salon

I looked at every new regulatory law, starting with the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, and it became clear that there's a game, there's a playbook.

From Salon

In a sense, this was a good thing, as it prompted President Theodore Roosevelt to successfully push for the passage that very same year of both the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act.

From Salon

In 1906 it passed the Pure Food and Drug Act, leading to the establishment of the Food and Drug Administration.

From Scientific American