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Food And Drug Act 1906

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The 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act prevented the manufacture, sale, or transportation of misbranded or poisonous foods, drugs, medicines and liquors, and regulated the trafficking of such items. This act was ruled by the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress, and is regulated today by the U.S. Foods and Drugs Administration today. This act was very successful in improving public health, for according to the Social Security bureau of the United States, now manufactured new drugs have to be inspected and certified by appropriate personnel. This allowed for the revision of many drugs and foods, and got rid of many drugs that used strange and unusual ingredients. This included the banning of cocaine cough drops and soothing syrups that contained

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