60 likes | 381 Views
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDC) and Agricultural Adjustment Act. Presented by: Brayden Knudsen. About The Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Passed in 1938. It gave authority to overlook the production of food, drugs and cosmetics. Outlined a suggested lax enforcement.
E N D
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDC) and Agricultural Adjustment Act Presented by: Brayden Knudsen
About The Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act • Passed in 1938. • It gave authority to overlook the production of food, drugs and cosmetics. • Outlined a suggested lax enforcement. • In recent years it has been tossed aside.
What Started The Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act? • 1937 there was a terrible mistake. • Elixir Sulfanilamide Disaster. • Sulfanilamide- Diethylene glycol was used to dissolve the drug and make a liquid form. • Killed 100 patients.
Agricultural Act (AAA) • Lower crop surplus and the value of crops to rise. • Passed in 1933 and enacted in 1938. • The government payed a sum of money to not plant part of their farmland. • Agricultural Adjustment Administration • Production And Marketing Administration
Sources • Wikipedia.com • Deni-edwards.hubpages.com • Chacha.com