The first Citizens Advisory Committee held a meeting in Washington, DC
On Feb. 3, 1955, the first Citizens Advisory Committee meets in Washington, D.C. to assess the effectiveness of…
On Feb. 3, 1955, the first Citizens Advisory Committee meets in Washington, D.C. to assess the effectiveness of…
In 1955, HEW Secretary Oveta Culp Hobby appoints a committee of 14 citizens to study the adequacy of…
In 1955, Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) was approved for medical use in the U.S. in 1955. Chloroquine was discovered in…
On Aug. 12, 1954, George P. Larrick becomes Commissioner of Food and Drugs. In 1937, he was responsible…
In 1954, First large-scale radiological examination of food carried out by FDA when it received reports that tuna…
On Dec. 7, 1953, the FDA approved methotrexate, an antimetabolite derived from folic acid, and 6-mercaptopurine as anticancer…
In 1953, Congress enacted the Factory Inspection Amendment which clarified previous law and required the FDA to give…
On Dec. 8, 1952, in U.S. v. Cardiff, the Supreme Court ruled that the factory inspection provision of…
In November, 1952, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) consumer consultants were appointed in each field district to…
In September 1952, Dr. William Hammon conducted the first placebo-controlled field trial of gamma globulin that, in just…
In 1951, the FDA approved the use of antibiotics on animals. In 1943, farmers in the U.S. found…
In 1949, the FDA approved nitrogen mustard to kill cancer cells.
In 1949, FDA published guidance to industry for the first time. This guidance, “Procedures for the Appraisal of…
On Aug. 3, 1946, the articles of incorporation were signed by Governor Roy J. Turner that established the…
On Aug. 27, 1942, chemotherapy was first used to treat a cancer patient and the beginning of its…
On Dec. 1, 1941, in response to the emergency need for insulin standards, the USP formed an Insulin…
In 1940, the FDA transferred from the Department of Agriculture to the Federal Security Agency, with Walter G….
In 1938, Under the Wheeler-Lea Act, the Federal Trade Commission is charged with overseeing advertising associated with products…
On Nov. 16, 1937, the U.S. Congress directed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to give a full…
In 1937, the Division of Biologics Control was formed within the National Institute of Health. Much later, in…
In 1933, the FDA recommended a complete revision of the obsolete 1906 Food and Drugs Act. The first…
On May 7, 1930, the McNary-Mapes Amendment to the Pure Food and Drugs Act was passed. The so-called…
In 1930, the name of the Food, Drug, and Insecticide Administration was shortened to Food and Drug Administration…
On Mar. 15, 1912, Dr. Harvey Wiley, “Father of the Pure Food and Drugs Act,” resigned as chief…
On Apr. 13, 1911, U.S. v. Johnson, the Supreme Court ruled against the government, finding that the product’s…
On Jun. 30, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt signed the Pure Food and Drug Act, and the meat inspection…
On Feb. 27, 1906, Upton Sinclair’s book The Jungle was published. The book gave graphic descriptions of the…
In 1899, Association of Official Agricultural Chemists (now AOAC International) established a Committee on Food Standards headed by…
In 1202, King John of England proclaimed the first English food law, the Assize of Bread, which prohibited…