Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

Public Law 75-717
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
by the 75th Congress of the United States
3141461Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act — 1938by the 75th Congress of the United States
75TH UNITED STATES CONGRESS
3RD SESSION

An Act
To prohibit the movement in interstate commerce of adulterated and misbranded food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics, and for other purposes.


Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. edit

This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act´´.



Approved June 25, 1938.


Legislative History edit

 

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