FDA Overview
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We've come a long way from the time when the safety of food additives was determined by feeding them to a "Poison Squad" of federal employees.
Congress laid the foundation for modern food and drug law when it passed the Food and Drugs Act of 1906. This first nationwide consumer protection law made it illegal to distribute misbranded or adulterated foods, drinks and drugs across state lines.