Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938
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This Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 arise due to:
- Elixir Sulfanilamide: sulfanilamide pills was used to treat strep infxn. Unknowingly, chemists create solvent to create exlixir to treat pediatrics. The solvent caused deaths in peds. (1)
- "Consumers continued to be guinea pigs for the many new chemicals that were being added to food and cosmetics" (2)

=> Food, Drug, Cosmetic act requires: SAFETY & PURITY (but NOT efficacy just yet!. Meaning as long as it's safe and pure, you can just sell it, think OTC supplements!)

References:
(1): http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WhatWeDo/History/Origin/ucm054826.htm
(2): https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/phs_history/foodanddrugs.html



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