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Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Carl L. Alsberg
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Carl L. Alsberg, UC Berkeley, Unknown
Carl L. Alsberg (April 2, 1877 October 31, 1940) was an American chemist who served as Commissioner of Food and Drugs from 1912 to 1921. After…
Tags: Adulteration, Carl Alsberg, Chemistry, Coca-Cola, FDA, Monsanto, Safety
US FDA, FDA History - Sure Cure Cartoon
US FDA, FDA History - Sure Cure Cartoon, US FDA, Unknown
This political cartoon pays homage to Bureau of Chemistry Chief Chemist Harvey Wiley who led the fight to institute a federal law to prohibit…
Tags: Cartoon, FDA, Harvey Wiley, Roosevelt
U.S. Government, Great Seal of the United States
U.S. Government, Great Seal of the United States, U.S. Government, Basic design - 1782
The United States Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997 (FDAMA) amended the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. This act is related…
Tags: Drugs, FDA, Food, Modernization Act, Public Health
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Examining New Drug Applications
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Examining New Drug Applications, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, February 27 2012
Medical Officer Alexander Fleming, M. D., examines a portion of a 240-volume new drug application around the late 1980s. Applications grew…
Tags: Alexander Fleming, Drug Amendments, Drug Application, FDA, Safety
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Harvey Wiley, Chief Chemist of the Department of Agriculture's Division of Chemistry
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Harvey Wiley, Chief Chemist of the Department of Agriculture's Division of Chemistry, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 1883
Harvey Wiley, Chief Chemist of the Department of Agricultures Division of Chemistry (third from the right) with his staff, not long after he joined…
Tags: Department of Agriculture, FDA, Food and Drugs Act, Harvey Wiley, Science
Michael J. Ermarth, FDA Lab 3000
Michael J. Ermarth, FDA Lab 3000, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, February 5 2009
Feb. 5, 2009; Irvine, CA An FDA microbiologist tests seafood samples for the presence of Salmonella.
Tags: FDA, Food Safety, Salmonella, Science, Seafood, Testing
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Inspecting a Candy Factory
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Inspecting a Candy Factory, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 1911
John Earnshaw, an early food and drug inspector working in and around Baltimore, inspects a clean and sanitary candy factory around 1911/12. Candy in…
CDC, Government Reporting Chain: NARMS
CDC, Government Reporting Chain: NARMS, CDC, No date
The federal government established the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System for Enteric Bacteria (NARMS) in 1996 as a national public…
Tags: Antibiotic Resistance, CDC, FDA, Health, NARMS, Public Health, USDA
Lipton, Lipton's Coffee Label
Lipton, Lipton's Coffee Label, National Archives, 1906
"After the Pure Food and Drugs Act passed in 1906, labels began to cater to sensitive consumers. This coffee label promises “absolutely pure coffee…
Tags: Coffee Label, Eating, FDA, Safety
