Because foods and drugs are intimately involved with the quality of life, their purity and safety have been of deep concern to many citizens and the governmental agencies dedicated to human welfare. Throughout the world the purpose of food and drug...

The Pure Food and Drug Act of June 30, 1906 is a United States federal law that provided for federal inspection of meat products, and forbade the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated food products or poisonous patent medicines. The Act...

The current literature regarding Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation of drugs generally focuses on measuring the costs and benefits of the rather long drug approval process that was created by the Kefauver-Harris Amendments of 1962. (1) Peltzman (1973), for example, concludes that...

I. INTRODUCTION This Article describes the elements of criminal violations of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ("FDCA" or the "Act").1 In 1938, Congress enacted the FDCA pursuant to its constitutional authority to regulate interstate commerce.2 The primary purpose of the law is...

Today is Saturday, June 30, the 181st day of 2007. There are 184 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On June 30, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt signed into law the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act.On this date:In 1859, French...

   They are in shampoos, toothpaste, deodorant, contact lenses, lipstick, eyeliner, mascara, juice, cereal, pastry, coffee creamer, vitamins, and many, many other products we use daily...   Two categories make up FDA's list of permitted colors: those the agency certifies by batch [derived primarily from petroleum...