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Major Events in Food and Drugs - C hanging Peoples Health

Major Events in Food and Drugs - C hanging Peoples Health. -A chronological account through the decades of 1880-Present Andrew Cody Squassi. 1890-1899.

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Major Events in Food and Drugs - C hanging Peoples Health

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  1. Major Events in Food and Drugs - Changing Peoples Health -A chronological account through the decades of 1880-Present Andrew Cody Squassi

  2. 1890-1899 1897: The Tea Importation act was passed by congress. This act made it so  the FDA’s Tea Board of Experts had to inspect all tea entering the U.S. This helped insure the tea was free of other plant leaves, sawdust, metal, ect. The Team Importation act was a leading factor contributing toward the creation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Tea Importation Act

  3. 1900-1909

  4. 1910-1919 Coupon Cigarette Baseball Cards 1910: Beginning in 1910 and continuing until 1919, Coupon Cigarettes began issuing baseball cards. The front would have a player and on the back there would be an advertisement for Coupon Cigarettes. Coupon Cigarettes used Americas number one pastime to market their product. This lead to more people consuming cigarettes and targeted a wider audience. Obviously, cigarette use causes cancer so it can be inferred that this was a bad event in the world of health.

  5. 1920-1929 Ford Trucks 1925: Ford Motor Company put out its first factory built pickup truck. It was titled the Model and made it easier for companies to transport goods such as milk and farm goods. Ford Motors could have flat beds assembled on them prior to this, but 1925 marks the first time Ford factories put out already assembled trucks. 1927: The Bureau of Chemistry is split up into two separate entities. Regulations of foods and drugs are controlled by the Food, Drug, and Insecticide Administration while research is done through the Bureau of Chemistry and Soils. This Food, Drug, and Insecticide Administration will later become the FDA, our ruling body over all foods and drugs in America. Role Split

  6. 1930-1939 1938: The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FDC) Act is passed by Congress. This act contains provisions such as safe tolerances to be set for unavoidable poisonous substances, authorizing factory inspections and standards for quality and fill-of-container for foods, and advancing control over cosmetics. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is responsible for overseeing the safety of food, drugs, and cosmetics to insure the publics safety. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act

  7. 1940-1949 The Insulin Amendment 1941: The Insulin Amendment is approved. This required the FDA to test and ensure the purity and potency of insulin. Insulin is a necessity drug for those with Diabetes, especially Type-1. It helps control blood sugar levels by lowering the amount of sugar in your blood because your pancreas doesn’t produce enough of its own insulin. This Amendment was revolutionary in the advancement of diabetes support and health care.

  8. 1950-1959 Radiological Examination 1955: Oveta Culp Hobby, the first secretary of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) assigned a committee of 14 people to analyze the FDA’s facilities and programs. After studying the FDA and their programs, the committee recommended that the FDA be expanded substantially. That meant more staff, facilities and a new headquarters building. The committee also recommended more use of educational and informational programs growing today health education world. This was just one more step to creating our current FDA. 1954: The Food and Drug Administration carries out its very first large scale radiological examination of food. In other words, the FDA is checking foods for radioactivity. This occurred as a result of reports indicating that tuna being imported from Japan is radioactive as due to an atomic blast in the Pacific Ocean. The FDA took these reports very seriously and began monitoring food around the clock to ensure the safety of the publics’ health. FDA Expansion

  9. 1960-1969 Kefauver-Harris Drug Amendment 1962: A new sleeping aid known as “Thalidomide” hits the market of western Europe. This pill was also used for morning sickness. It was proven to cause birth defects in thousands of new born babies. As a result, the U.S. passes the Kefauver-Harris Drug Amendments to ensure greater drug safety. This new amendment makes it so for the first time drug manufacturers are required to prove that their products are safe and effective prior to marketing them. This made drugs a lot safer for the public

  10. 1970-1979 The Vitamins and Minerals Amendment The Medical Device Amendment 1976: The Vitamins and Minerals Amendment is passed. This prevented the FDA from creating any standards in vitamin and mineral supplements or regulating them like drugs. Still today the FDA does not oversee the world of vitamins and supplements. This can be dangerous if someone starts taking something that there haven't been any studies on. 1976: A new amendment is passed to ensure the safety and effectiveness of new medical devices both for personal and organizational use. The Medical Device Amendment made it so that manufacturers had to register their products with the FDA. This would allow the FDA to monitor new medical devices and make sure they met a specific performance standard. The FDA takes another step in the right direction to protect American citizens and ensure their health.

  11. 1980-1989 The Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act 1984: The Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act is passed. This act allows for an increase in availability of generic drugs as long as the generic permits were approved by the FDA. Manufacturers had to submit Abbreviated New Drug Applications for FDA approval, but did not have to repeat all the research done for the brand name products. Still today we use generic drugs because the are provided to the public at cheaper prices than the brand name greatly increasing their availability to less privileged individuals.

  12. 1990-1999 The Nutrition Labeling and Education Act In 1992 the FDA along with the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture reevaluated what should be on the nutrition label for packaged good. They eventually recreated what the nutrition facts should consist of; this included the most important nutrients organized into an easy to read label. Today this has grown even more so that some foods have nutrition facts on both the nutrition label as well as the front of the box. For example, cereals have facts on the front of their boxes. 1990: The Nutrition Labeling and Education Act is passed. The act made it so all packaged goods had nutritional labeling on them. Along with that, the claims placed on food packages had to match up with those defined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The food ingredients label and serving size description were also standardized. These labels allowed people to be more educated on what they are putting in their bodies.

  13. 2000-2012 Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corporation The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Attempts by the FDA to control and regulate tobacco use led to high controversy from tobacco companies. Many tobacco companies sued. In 2000, the supreme court case of the FDA versus Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corporation lead to the ruling made by congress that the FDA does not have the authority to regulate tobacco as a drug. Prior year to this, the FDA was that authoritative body. 2009: The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act was passed by congress. This statute, signed by President Obama, gave the FDA back the authority to regulate tobacco use again. Some regulations the FDA instituted included requiring companies to submit ingredient lists as well as to make public the nicotine content in their products. The regulations put in place by the FDA have made it more clear to the public what they are consuming and the effects it can have on their bodies.

  14. Reference Page • FDA. (2009, February 9). Milestones in Food and Drug Law History. Retrieved from website: http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WhatWeDo/History/Milestones/ucm081229.htm • Personal Library Digest. (2009. March 25). A Bit of History About Dr. Harvey W. Wiley and Adulterated Food. Retrieved from Website: http://personalliberty.com/2009/03/25/a-bit-of-history-about-dr- harvey-w-wiley-and-adulterated-food/ • Cottrell, R. R., Girvan J. T., & McKenzie, J. F. (2006). Principles and Foundations of Healthy Promotion and Education. San Francisco: Benjamin Cummings. • Law of Tea. (2009). Historic Regulation. Retrieved from website: http://www.lawoftea.com/historic.html • Wikipedia. (2012). Retrieved from website: http://www.wikipedia.org/ • eHOW. (2011). When Was The First Ford Truck Made? Retrieved from website: http://www.ehow.com/facts_5050496_first-ford-truck-made.html

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