Records. Pankoka-Para-Lax (inclusive), 1914-1947.

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Records. Pankoka-Para-Lax (inclusive), 1914-1947.

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Correspondence, packaging samples, advertisements, articles, clippings, reports, and promotional material concerning Pankoka, a "health food" consisting principally of chocolate, 1927-1939; papaya syrup (file concerns Merlie's Pure Papaya Syrup and "Dr." Eugene Murray-Aaron, author of a promotional pamphlet for this preparation), 1931-36; Paragon Hair Dye, a possibly dangerous aniline preparation, 1926-1947; and Para-Lax, a cathartic marketed by the Kellogg Food Company, 1914.

5 folders.

American Medical Association,James S. Todd Memorial Library

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American Medical Association,James S. Todd Memorial Library

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration originated as part of the Dept. of Agriculture. In 1940, it was transferred to the Federal Security Agency, where it remained until 1953, when it became part of the newly created Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare. When the educational functions of this Department were separated to form the Dept. of Education in 1976, the remaining agencies, including the FDA, became the Dept. of Health and Human Services. From the description of Records. Foo...