ABSTRACT
The federal regulation of food, drugs, and supplements was fairly limited until the last century. One of the first laws passed by Congress was the Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906 in the effort to broadly prohibit the mislabeling or adulteration of food. Although it represented a step in the regulation of consumables, it did not provide any specific provisions for dietary supplements or in the regulation of the safety or effectiveness of drugs. It served to establish minimal standards for quality, purity, and strength1.
