Harvey Washington Wiley, who was appointed chief chemist of the Federal Agriculture Department, began to investigate how manufacturers used additives and unhealthy practices in food-and pulled together “The Poison Squad.” Wiley’s “hygienic table studies” tested the effects of consuming borax by directly feeding the mineral to young government employees. Milk could be spiked with formaldehyde, while pepper could contain coconut shells, charred rope or floor sweepings.
lacked food regulation-you might have been more wary of pouring milk over your morning cereal. The FDA was formed in 1906 to help protect consumer health from food and drug problems like the salmonella outbreak. Food and Drug Administration advised consumers to avoid Kellogg’s Honey Smack cereal due to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 30 people and spanned multiple states. Food and Drug Administration/ flickr/Public Domain
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