Food Law, Food Sovereignty, Local & Cottage Food Law

"From the beginnings of civilization people have been concerned about the quality and safety of foods and medicines. In 1202, King John of England proclaimed the first English food law, the Assize of Bread, which prohibited adulteration of bread with such ingredients as ground peas or beans. Regulation of food in the United States dates from early colonial times. Federal controls over the drug supply began with inspection of imported drugs in 1848, although the first federal biologics law, which addressed the provision of reliable smallpox vaccine to citizens, was passed in 1813. The following chronology describes some of the milestones in the history of food and drug regulation in the United States. :...

"This illustrated overview of the history of the Food and Drug Administration is designed to convey in brief some of the key events, themes, people, and trends that helped shape the modern Food and Drug Administration. Subsequent sections on this web site delve considerably deeper into this history and present many additional sources for reading about all aspects of FDA's evolution."

By Jesse Rhodes
smithsonian.com
December 16, 2010

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