Food Quality Protection Act eliminated application of the Delaney proviso to pesticides
On Aug. 3, 1996, the Food Quality Protection Act, unanimously passed by Congress, became effective and amended the…
On Aug. 3, 1996, the Food Quality Protection Act, unanimously passed by Congress, became effective and amended the…
On Dec. 6, 1995, the U.S. Congress repealed the saccharin notice requirements. The store warning notice requirement was…
In 1995, the FDA declared cigarettes to be “drug delivery devices.” Restrictions were proposed on marketing and sales…
In 1995, The Dickey-Wicker Amendment, named after Representative Jay Dickey (R) from Arkansas, was passed by the U.S….
On Feb. 25, 1994, the FDA announced it could consider regulating nicotine in cigarettes as a drug, in…
In 1993, The Vaccines for Children Program was established after passage of the U.S. Congress’ Omnibus Budget Reconciliation…
On Oct. 27, 1992, the CDC was officially renamed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, retraining its initials…
In Apr. 1982, Rep. Henry Waxman, U.S.Congressman from Los Angeles, held the first congressional hearing on the new…
In 1992, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began recommendations for folic acid supplements for…
On Apr. 25, 1991, Congress heard testimony on the National Cancer Act to commemorate the 20th anniversary of…
In 1990, The Americans with Disabilities Act was enacted by the U.S. Congress.
In 1990, responding to increasing illicit traffic, the U.S. Congress passed the Anabolic Steroid Act, which identified anabolic…
On Apr. 22. 1988, the Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987 (PDMA) was signed into law by the…
In 1988, the U.S. Congress enacted the National Space Grant College and Fellowship program. The National Space Grant…
On Nov. 14, 1986, the U.S. Congress created the National Vaccine Program (NVP) to coordinate the vaccine research…
On Oct. 27, 1986, the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 was enacted by the U.S. Congress. The Act…
In 1986, The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 was enacted by Congress. The Department of HHS…
On Jun. 6, 1984, the wave of interest in agricultural biotechnology reached Congress when a House-Senate conference committee…
On Feb. 7, 1983, Rita M. Lavelle, head of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund program to clean up…
On Jan. 3, 1983, the Orphan Drug Act was passed by Congress with the leadership of Rep. Henry…
In 1983, Sickle Cell Month was officially recognized nationally when the House of Representatives unanimously passed the resolution,…
In 1982, the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), established…
In 1981, Filipino and American scientist Dr. Roseli Ocampo-Friedmann received the U.S. Congressional Antarctic Service Medal for her…
On Dec. 11, 1980, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), commonly known as Superfund, was…
In 1980, the Infant Formula Act is one of the most specific and detailed acts ever passed by…
In 1980, U.S. Congressional hearings on proposed amendments to expand the 1970 Plant Variety Protection Act turn into…
In 1980, Congress created the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), based in Atlanta, Georgia, as…
On Dec. 27, 1979, Congress approved the change of the Laboratoryï¾’s name to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)….
On Nov. 23, 1977, the Saccharin Study and Labeling Act was enacted by Congress to stop FDA from…
On Apr. 22, 1976 Congress passed the Vitamin-Mineral Amendment to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Also…