Government general files--Food and Drug Administration laws and legislation, 1907-1980.

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Government general files--Food and Drug Administration laws and legislation, 1907-1980.

The records document the legislative history of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (1906-1938), the Food and Drug Administration's enactment and enforcement of the legislation (1938-1980), and food and drug controls at the state level. Included are correspondence, draft manuscripts, newspaper and magazine clippings, Congressional hearings and bills, and industry newsletters.

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