the Pure Food and Drug Act
/ðə ˌpjʊə fuːd ən ˈdrʌɡ ækt/
/ðə ˌpjʊr fuːd ən ˈdrʌɡ ækt/
- a US law passed in 1906 with the support of President Theodore Roosevelt. It stated that labels on food and drugs should say exactly what they contain and that no other substances should be added to them. see also muckraker
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the Pure Food and Drug Act