Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906

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The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was a landmark U.S. federal law that laid the foundation for modern consumer protection by prohibiting the manufacture and sale of adulterated or misbranded foods and drugs and leading to the creation of federal regulatory oversight.

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instanceOf United States federal statute
consumer protection law
amendedBy Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938
appliesTo drugs shipped in interstate commerce
foods shipped in interstate commerce
areaOfLaw consumer protection law
drug regulation law
food safety law
chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
country United States
dateEnacted 1906-06-30
enforcedBy Bureau of Chemistry
historicalSignificance foundation of modern U.S. food and drug regulation
landmark in U.S. consumer protection
impact improved safety of food and drug supply in the United States
increased federal oversight of food and drug industries
influencedBy The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
linked to: The Jungle

muckraking journalism on food adulteration
inForceStatus largely superseded
inspiredBy public concern over food and drug safety
jurisdiction federal government of the United States
ledTo creation of the Food and Drug Administration
legalBasis Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution
linked to: Commerce Clause
legislativeBody United States Congress
longTitle An Act for preventing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded or poisonous or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors
penalty fines for violations
seizure of adulterated or misbranded products
prohibits adulteration of drugs
adulteration of foods
misbranding of drugs
misbranding of foods
purpose to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated drugs
to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated foods
to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or transportation of misbranded drugs
to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or transportation of misbranded foods
to protect consumers from harmful or deceptive food and drug products
regulates interstate commerce in drugs
interstate commerce in foods
relatedTo Meat Inspection Act of 1906
replacedBy Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
requires accurate labeling of certain drugs
disclosure of presence of certain dangerous substances
shortTitle Pure Food and Drug Act
signedBy Theodore Roosevelt
successorAgency Food and Drug Administration
yearEnacted 1906

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Food and Drug Administration legalBasis Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
Theodore Roosevelt implementedPolicy Pure Food and Drug Act enforcement support
linked to: Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
Progressive Era significantEvent Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 shortTitle Pure Food and Drug Act
linked to: Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 longTitle An Act for preventing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded or poisonous or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors
linked to: Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
Square Deal hasPart Pure Food and Drug Act
subject linked to: Square Deal domestic program
linked to: Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
Federal Meat Inspection Act relatedTo Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
Theodore Roosevelt administration signedLegislation Pure Food and Drug Act
linked to: Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
Armour & Company influenced Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
The Jungle associatedWith Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
Bureau of Chemistry appliesLaw Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906