United States Food Administrator

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federal government office wartime agency

The United States Food Administrator was the federal wartime office responsible for managing and conserving the nation’s food supply during World War I, including overseeing production, distribution, and voluntary rationing.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
United States Food Administration	5
United States Food Administrator canonical	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal government office ⓘ wartime agency ⓘ
aimedTo	avoid compulsory rationing through voluntary measures ⓘ support Allied war effort through food exports ⓘ
appliesToPeriod	World War I ⓘ
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
dissolvedAfter	end of World War I ⓘ
endTime	1919 ⓘ
firstOfficeholder	Herbert Hoover ⓘ
hasPolicy	encouragement of food conservation in households ⓘ encouragement of home gardens ⓘ promotion of meatless days ⓘ promotion of wheatless days ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
historicalSignificance	expanded federal role in economic regulation during wartime ⓘ served as a model for later wartime food agencies in the United States ⓘ
jurisdiction	civilian food supply in the United States ⓘ
legalBasis	Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917 ⓘ
notableOfficeholder	Herbert Hoover ⓘ
partOf	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
regulates	distribution of grain and flour ⓘ prices of certain staple foods ⓘ use of fats and fuel-related food products ⓘ use of sugar ⓘ
responsibleFor	conserving food in the United States during World War I ⓘ encouraging increased agricultural output ⓘ ensuring adequate food supplies for Allied nations ⓘ ensuring adequate food supplies for the U.S. military ⓘ managing the U.S. food supply during World War I ⓘ overseeing food distribution ⓘ overseeing food production ⓘ preventing hoarding of food ⓘ promoting voluntary rationing ⓘ regulating the export of foodstuffs ⓘ stabilizing food prices ⓘ
startTime	1917 ⓘ
supervisedBy	executive branch of the United States government ⓘ
usedMethod	licensing of food-related businesses ⓘ public information campaigns ⓘ voluntary pledges from households and businesses ⓘ