Curated OER
New Rules for Sunscreens
What are UVB and UVB rays, and why isn't my sunscreen good enough? Kids find out all the newest information regarding sunscreen and skin cancer as they read this New York Times article. They read the article then answer eight related...
Curated OER
Regulating Drugs: The Creation of the FDA
Students view a video about the Food and Drug Administration. They research its history and functions. They examine problems facing society today. They compare and contrast these issues with those faced during the Progressive Era.
Curated OER
Government: Government Intervention in Biomedical Research
High schoolers are able to explain the role of government in protecting the rights of citizens. They participate in a lesson where they attempt to correct the ethical violations that were made in previous clinical trials such as the...
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US Food and Drug Administration
Small Business Guide to Food and Drug Administration [Pdf]
This site introduces the Food and Drug Administration and explains its role with small businesses. File also provides links to FDA statutes.
US Food and Drug Administration
Food and Drug Administration: Controlled Substances Act
Full text of the Controlled Substances Act.
US Food and Drug Administration
Food and Drug Administration: Fair Packaging and Labeling Act
Visit this resource to read the full text of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act passed under the Johnson administration.
US Food and Drug Administration
Fda: Milestones in Food and Drug Law History
This resource from the United States Food and Drug Administration presents a history of the FDA, marking all the major events. The information is very in-depth and is set up in a timeline format.
US Food and Drug Administration
Fda Kids Home Page
Learn about food safety and keeping healthy on the FDA Kids' Home Page. This site includes colorful graphics, great information, and it is easy to navigate.
US Food and Drug Administration
Fda: Bad Bug Book
Downloadable listing of bacterial foodborne illnesses, including clostridium perfringens. Worded so kids can understand it and includes pictures.
C-SPAN
C Span Classroom: Lesson Plan: Examples of Regulatory Agencies
In this lesson, students learn about the costs and benefits of regulations and regulatory agencies. It includes nine video clips.
Curated OER
Kids Health: What Do Food Labels Really Say?
An overview of food labeling history and importance, how to read food labels, basic components of a food label, and a comparison of different foods.
Other
Cspi: Bill Would Put Nutrition Info on Restaurant Menus
In addition to providing full text of the Menu Education and Labeling bill from 2003, this website summarizes the key points of the bill and gives reasons why nutritional information needs to be available at restaurants. This bill has...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Use this informative website highlighting the Food and Drug Administration and the role they play in keeping our food safe.
Other
Presidential Commission Call for Compensating Tobacco Quota
This report from a presidential commission discusses changes in the tobacco quota system and its effect on tobacco farmers.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Trade Secrets: Classroom Content: Lesson 2
Trade Secrets reveals how the public's right to know the truth about the thousands of chemicals that surround us has been compromised. This activity focuses on the roles that scientists, industries, citizens, and government agencies play...