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107: The History of Food Safety Part 4: Food and Drug Law, Conspiracy, and Harveys Retirement
Hello! In this Week's final episode of the Formal Food safety series we wrap up with Harvey and continued development of the Food and Drug Law. We dive into multiple trials regarding various food additives such as nitrates in bleached flour and bones in boneless cod. We also discuss the conspiracy in the Department of Agriculture to try to remove Harvey from his position.
Sources include:
Coppin, Clayton A., and Jack High. "Umpires at Bat: Setting Food Standards by Government Regulation." Business and Economic History, vol. 21, 1992, pp. 109–18. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/23703213…
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