Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906

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United States federal statute consumer protection law

The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was a landmark U.S. federal law that laid the foundation for modern consumer protection by prohibiting the manufacture and sale of adulterated or misbranded foods and drugs and leading to the creation of federal regulatory oversight.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute → consumer protection law →
amendedBy	Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act → surface form: "Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938"
appliesTo	drugs shipped in interstate commerce → foods shipped in interstate commerce →
areaOfLaw	consumer protection law → drug regulation law → food safety law →
chamberInvolved	United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED → United States Senate →
country	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
dateEnacted	1906-06-30 →
enforcedBy	Bureau of Chemistry →
historicalSignificance	foundation of modern U.S. food and drug regulation → landmark in U.S. consumer protection →
impact	improved safety of food and drug supply in the United States → increased federal oversight of food and drug industries →
influencedBy	The Jungle → surface form: "The Jungle by Upton Sinclair" muckraking journalism on food adulteration →
inForceStatus	largely superseded →
inspiredBy	public concern over food and drug safety →
jurisdiction	United States government → surface form: "federal government of the United States"
ledTo	creation of the Food and Drug Administration →
legalBasis	Commerce Clause → surface form: "Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution"
legislativeBody	United States Congress →
longTitle	Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 → surface form: "An Act for preventing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded or poisonous or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors"
penalty	fines for violations → seizure of adulterated or misbranded products →
prohibits	adulteration of drugs → adulteration of foods → misbranding of drugs → misbranding of foods →
purpose	to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated drugs → to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated foods → to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or transportation of misbranded drugs → to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or transportation of misbranded foods → to protect consumers from harmful or deceptive food and drug products →
regulates	interstate commerce in drugs → interstate commerce in foods →
relatedTo	Federal Meat Inspection Act → surface form: "Meat Inspection Act of 1906"
replacedBy	Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act →
requires	accurate labeling of certain drugs → disclosure of presence of certain dangerous substances →
shortTitle	Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 → surface form: "Pure Food and Drug Act"
signedBy	Theodore Roosevelt →
successorAgency	Food and Drug Administration →
yearEnacted	1906 →

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Square Deal domestic program → hasPart → Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 →

subject surface form: "Square Deal"

this entity surface form: "Pure Food and Drug Act"

Theodore Roosevelt → implementedPolicy → Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 →

this entity surface form: "Pure Food and Drug Act enforcement support"

Food and Drug Administration → legalBasis → Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 →

Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 → longTitle → Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 →

this entity surface form: "An Act for preventing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded or poisonous or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors"

Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 → shortTitle → Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 →

this entity surface form: "Pure Food and Drug Act"

Progressive Era → significantEvent → Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 →