Food and drug legislation in the New Deal /
In June 1938, Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law a new Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the first major legislation regulating these industries since the 1906 Wiley law. Eliminating many serious and long-standing abuses in production, labeling, and advertising, the 1938 Act was, in the words of Davi...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
1970.
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| Series: | Princeton legacy library.
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| Summary: | In June 1938, Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law a new Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the first major legislation regulating these industries since the 1906 Wiley law. Eliminating many serious and long-standing abuses in production, labeling, and advertising, the 1938 Act was, in the words of David L. Cowen, ""a milestone in federal interest in consumer protection."" Despite its importance to the American public, however, its passage was effected only after a long, complex battle between conflicting interest groups. This volume is a study in depth of that five-year struggle, fully document |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 249 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781400869602 1400869609 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |