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The United States Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
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Federal Meat Inspection Act
1906 U.S. law regulating the meat industry
The Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906 (FMIA) is an American law that makes it illegal to adulterate or misbrand meat and meat products being sold as food, and ensures that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under strictly regulated sanitary conditions. These…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Pure Food and Drug Act
1906 United States consumer protection law
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was the first of a series of significant consumer protection laws enacted by the United States Congress, and led to the creation of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Its main purpose was to ban foreign and interstate traffic in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)