In 1947, a combination diphtheria and tetanus toxoids for pediatric use was first licensed in the U.S. After…
On Aug. 3, 1946, the articles of incorporation were signed by Governor Roy J. Turner that established the…
On Jan. 25, 1945, at 4:00 p.m., Grand Rapids, Michigan, achieved a historic milestone by becoming the inaugural…
In 1945, the U.S. Congress passed the Penicillin Amendment, modeled on the earlier Insulin Amendment. The former required…
On May. 1, 1944, Paul B. Dunbar, Ph.D., becomes Commissioner of Food and Drugs. His tenure as commissioner…
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…
On Jun. 25, 1938, the U.S. Congress passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with new provisions….
In 1938, under the Wheeler-Lea Act passed by the U.S. Congress, the Federal Trade Commission is charged with…
In 1938, Thomas Francis, Jr., MD and Jonas Salk, MD served as lead researchers at the University of…
On Nov. 16, 1937, the U.S. Congress directed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to give a full…
On Jun. 12, 1933, a bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate by New York Senator Royal S….
In 1933, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended a complete revision of the obsolete 1906 Food and…
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 Jun. 2, 1924, in U.S. v. 95 Barrels Alleged Apple Cider Vinegar, the Supreme Court ruled that…
On Feb. 14, 1924, the Harrison Narcotic Act required prescriptions for products exceeding the allowable limit of narcotics…
In 1923, William Mansfield Clark from the U.S. Department of Agriculture alerted the public to the dangers of…
On Mar. 15, 1912, Dr. Harvey Wiley, “Father of the Pure Food and Drugs Act,” resigned as chief…
On May 29, 1911, in U.S. v. Johnson, the Supreme Court ruled that the 1906 Pure Food and…
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 1883, Dr. Harvey W. Wiley becomes chief chemist, expanding the Bureau of Chemistry’s food adulteration studies. Campaigning…
On Apr. 3, 1879, John B. Hamilton began service as Supervising Surgeon (later known as U.S. Surgeon General),…
In 1202, King John of England proclaimed the first English food law, the Assize of Bread, which prohibited…