Wiley's Food and Drug Act

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Properties (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:addressed food safety
drug safety
gptkbp:amends gptkb:Food,_Drug,_and_Cosmetic_Act_of_1938
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:Food_and_Drug_Administration
gptkbp:historicalContext Progressive Era reforms
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wiley's Food and Drug Act
gptkbp:impact led_to_the_establishment_of_the_FDA
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Pure_Food_and_Drug_Act_of_1906
gptkbp:keyFigures prohibition of false advertising
regulation of interstate commerce
authority to conduct investigations
authority to enforce compliance
authority to impose fines
authority to inspect food and drug products
authority to issue recalls
authority to seize unsafe products
definition of adulteration
definition of misbranding
prohibition of contaminated food
prohibition of deceptive marketing practices
prohibition of false therapeutic claims
prohibition of harmful drugs
prohibition of harmful food additives
prohibition of harmful ingredients
prohibition of misleading claims
prohibition of misleading health claims
prohibition of misleading ingredient lists
prohibition of misleading packaging
prohibition of unapproved drugs
prohibition of unapproved health claims
prohibition of unsafe food additives
prohibition of unsafe food handling practices
prohibition of unsafe manufacturing practices
requirement for accurate product information
requirement for clear labeling
requirement for clinical trials
requirement for compliance with safety standards
requirement for consumer education
requirement for efficacy testing
requirement for labeling ingredients
requirement for product labeling standards
requirement for product registration
requirement for safety testing
requirement for sanitary conditions
requirement for transparency in food production
requirement for truthful labeling
gptkbp:legacy foundation for modern food and drug laws
gptkbp:legalStatus penalties for violations
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Food_Safety_Modernization_Act
Meat Inspection Act
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Harvey_W._Wiley
gptkbp:publicAccess opposed by some manufacturers
supported by consumer advocates
gptkbp:purpose prohibit misbranded and adulterated foods and drugs
gptkbp:relatedTo consumer protection
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Federal_Food,_Drug,_and_Cosmetic_Act
gptkbp:significance first federal law regulating food and drugs
gptkbp:trademark food and drug labeling
prohibition of harmful substances
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1906