General History
This is the oldest comprehensive consumer protection agency in the United States Government. This agency inherited the 1848 chemical analysis that monitored safety of agricultural products.
Harvey Washington Wiley
This prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce and laid a foundation for the nation's first consumer protection agency, FDA.
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906.
This incident involved a poisonous solvent that killed 107 people, therefore, dramatizing the need to establish drug safety
Elixir of Sulfanilamide
This date was when Congress passed the Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906.
June 30th, 1906
This muckraking novel instigated a public outrage at the unhygienic conditions in the Chicago stockyards, and it became a main reason why Congress established the regulatory functions of FDA.
"The Jungle"
This president signed the Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906.
President Theodore Roosevelt
This act replaced the Pure Food and Drug Act with increased safety, required ingredient labels, and authorized inspections at factories.
The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
This tragedy occurred in the late 1950’s in which the widely used drug treatment of nausea in pregnant women resulted in severe birth defects in thousands of children.
Thalidomide tragedy
On this year, the FDA establishes its first investigational new drug (IND) application process, laying the foundation for modern clinical trials.
1941
During this era, the FDA initiated a movement to replace the issues stated in the 1906 act.
New Deal Era
His novel exposed the unsanitary condition of the meatpacking industry which created public outrage. This prompted Congress to improve U.S. public health and welfare.
Upton Sinclair
These amendments strengthened the rules for drug safety and required manufactures to prove their drugs' effectiveness.
Kefauver-Harris Amendments
A program established by the FDA to ensure the protection of human subjects and the integrity of data in clinical trials.
Bioresearch Monitoring Program
The Food and Drug Administration Act was created this year which established the FDA as an agency of Department of Health and Human services.
1988
FDA headquarters utilize this platform to inform field offices about relevant publications, speeches, changes in the agency, etc. It is a means of communicating information to state food and drug officials in order to enforce the 1906 federal act.
The Food and Drug Review
This muckraking journalist studied the condition of the meat-packing industry and reported the hazards of the marketplace in vivid details.
Samuel Hopkins
This act allows FDA to authorize food safety standards, which gives FDA tools to hold imported foods to the same standards as domestic foods. This act also directs FDA to partner with state and local authorities to build an integrated national food safety system.
Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA)
This council contracted with the FDA to evaluate the effectiveness of over 4,000 drugs approved on the basis of safety between 1938-1962.
On this year, the FDA launched its MedWatch program, allowing healthcare professionals and the public to report adverse events and safety concerns related to medications.
1999
This program was established by Congress as a successor to the Division of Chemistry in 1901. It added regulatory functions to the agency's scientific mission.
These groups supported the father of Food and Drug Administration.
State chemists, food and drug inspectors, Federal Federation of Women's Club, and National Associations of Physicians and Pharmacists
The federal law passed by the FDA consolidated all legislation relating to the Public Health Service. It also made NCI an operating division of the National Institutes of Health.
Drug Safety Board
On this year, the 21st Century Cures Act was passed, aiming to accelerate the development of medical treatments and promote the use of real-world evidence in drug approvals.
2015