Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The United States Food and Drug Administration is the government agency responsible for regulating food and medical treatments in the United States. One aspect of its jurisdiction over food is regulation of the content of health claims on food labels. History 1927 - The "Bureau of Chemistry" is reorganized into two separate entities. Regulatory functions are located in the "Food, Drug, and Insecticide Administration", and nonregulatory research is located in the "Bureau of Chemistry and Soils". 1930 - The name of the "Food, Drug, and Insecticide Administration" is shortened to "Food and Drug Administration" (FDA) under an agricultural appropriations act. Related Legislation 1951 - Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act Amendments PL 82-215 1953 - Flammable Fabrics Act PL 83-88   1960 - Federal Hazardous Substances Labeling Act PL 86-613 1962 - Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act Amendments PL 87-781 1965 - Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act PL 89-92   1966 - Fair Packaging and Labeling Act PL 89-755 1966 - Child Protection Act PL 89-756 1970 - Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act Amendments PL 91-222 1972 - Consumer Products Safety Act PL 92-573 1976 - Medical Device Regulation Act PL 94-295 1986 - Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act PL 99-252 1988 - Anti-drug Abuse Act PL 100-690 1990 - Nutrition Labeling and Education Act PL 101-535 This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.