NFS 1049 Study Guide - Food Additive, Serving Size, Cholesterol
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Have penalties if not followed, thus have the force of law: code legal term for a collection of statues and rules. U. s. history food and drug law history 1906: u. s. federal food and drugs act . Prohibited interstate commerce in misbranded and adulterate foods, drinks and drugs: meat inspection act . Unsanitary conditions in meat packaging, use of poisonous preservatives and dyes in foods, cure-all claims in patent medicines were the major problems leading to the enactment of these laws. 1: spearheaded by tragedy from elixer of sulfanilamide which contained solvent diethylene glycol (similar to anti-freeze); killed 107 people (mostly children) 1965 national shellfish sanitation program defined open and closed h2o for shellfish growth. 1968 wholesome meat act (federal meat inspection act) state inspection be same as the federal inspection. 1978 grade a pasteurized milk ordinance est. successful microbial guidelines.
