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1938 – Enactment of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act

1999 - 1900, no info, United States of AmericaBy Editor3. 4. 1938

More consumer-oriented than its predecessor, the 1938 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act was a watershed in US food policy. In contrast to the limited health-based standards that the Ministry of Health proposed in Britain during the Depression, the US, largely through the efforts of women’s groups, pioneered policies designed to protect the pocketbooks of consumers,…

1938 – Fair Labor Standards Acts passed

1999 - 1900, United States of AmericaBy Editor3. 2. 1938

The FLSA was originally drafted in 1932 by Senator Hugo Black, who was later appointed to the Supreme Court in 1937. However, Black’s proposal to require employers to adopt a thirty-hour workweek met stiff resistance. In 1938 a revised version of Black’s proposal was passed that adopted an eight-hour day and a forty-hour workweek and…

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