Food and Drug Legislation in the New Deal

by Charles O. Jackson

Book Overview

In June 1938, Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law a new Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the first major legislation regulating these industries since the 1906 Wiley law. Eliminating many serious and long-standing abuses in production, labeling, and advertising, the 1938 Act was, in the words of David L. Cowen, "a milestone in federal interest in consumer protection." Despite its importance to the American public, however, its passage was effected...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691621187
• ISBN13: 9780691621180
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"