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

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

From Scientific American • Oct. 19, 2022

After confirming many of Sinclair's depictions, Roosevelt pushed for the successful passage of the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act, the latter of which eventually established the Food and Drug Administration.

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2021

The Pure Food and Drug Act and other laws were passed to protect consumers and employees from unsafe food processing practices.

From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021

Sinclair’s novel about abuses in the meatpacking industry, collected in a single, revised volume a year later, led directly to the passage of both the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2021

FDA has issued formal definitions for hundreds of food items, a consumer-protection measure that dates back to the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act.

From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2018