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Schaffer Library of Drug Policy: The Pure Food and Drugs Act

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the passage of the bane of the snake oil salesmen, the Pure Food and Drugs Act.
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US National Archives

Docsteach: Effects of Food Regulation in the Progressive Era

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students will see and read about the differences in food manufacturing practices before and after the new food laws passed in 1906: the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Pure Food and Drug Act

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the history and significance of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, and how it led to the later creation of the Food and Drug Administration.