Pure Food and Drug Act (1906)

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What does the Pure Food and Drug Act (1906) do?

Prohibits interstate commerce of misbranded and adulterated drugs and foods

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What is the historical context of the Pure Food and Drug Act (1906)?

Spurred by shockingly unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry, exposed by Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle

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What is misbranded?

A drug product is misbranded if its labeling is inaccurate, incomplete, or misleading

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What is adulterated?

A drug product that fails to meet quality, strength, or purity standards