First Food Standards issued (canned tomatoes, tomato puree, and tomato paste)
In 1939, the First Food Standards were issued (canned tomatoes, tomato puree, and tomato paste). The standards looked like a recipe of listed ingredients.
The next standards were for jams and jellies. “By 1957, standards had been set for many varieties of foods such as chocolate, flour, cereals, bakery products, milk, cheese, juices, and eggs.”
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Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Credit: PDF: FDA, A Century of Ensuring Safe Foods and Cosmetics.
