![]() ![]() The 1906 law's relevant background in America starts with colonial food statutes concerned with bread and meat. Although a latecomer to the cause of a pure food law, Teddy Roosevelt had used his weight decisively in 1906 to ensure that this time Congress would not adjourn, as so often before, leaving such legislation languishing. Among them was one passed the day before by both Senate and House in a form agreed to in conference committee, the Food and Drugs Act. On June 30, 1906, a broiling day in Washington, President Theodore Roosevelt went to the Capitol to sign into law nearly a hundred bills hurried through the Congress as its session came to an end. The author is professor of history at Emory University and is the author of many books and articles on food and drug regulatory history. James Harvey Young traces the history of the law and the conditions that led to its enactment. Many forces combined to create the need for the 1906 Food and Drugs Act. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |