1/24/2018 FMIA USDA Need for a New Food and Drug Law Federal Meat Inspection Act Established sanitary requirements for meatpacking industry 1906-Pure Food and Drug Act- ·Includes although a step in the right direction, Mandatory inspection of livestock before had weaknesses slaughter -No requirement for any information -Mandatory postmortem inspection of every be given to the FDA prior to a carcass product being marketed Explicit sanitary standards for slaughterhouses FMIA has the right to conduct inspections at Drugs were only required to meet slaughter and processing operations standards of strength and purity FMIA has the right to enforce food safety regulatory requirements Need for a New Food and Drug Law Need for a New Food and Drug Law US v.Johnson Case Burden of proof was on the government to show that a drug was false or Case made was against OA Johnson of misleading Dr.Johnson Remedy Company who had a business deal with Kansas City Bureau had to show that the manufacturer knew the product was Accusation was that their product was worthless misbranded as a cancer remedy This was difficult to prove for many US Supreme Court ruled that the law cases only pertained to claims made about the ingredients and not to claims about therapeutic effects of the medicine 2 1/24/2018 12 FMIA Federal Meat Inspection Act • Established sanitary requirements for meatpacking industry • Includes - Mandatory inspection of livestock before slaughter - Mandatory postmortem inspection of every carcass - Explicit sanitary standards for slaughterhouses • FMIA has the right to conduct inspections at slaughter and processing operations • FMIA has the right to enforce food safety regulatory requirements Need for a New Food and Drug Law • 1906 - Pure Food and Drug Act - although a step in the right direction, had weaknesses - No requirement for any information be given to the FDA prior to a product being marketed - Drugs were only required to meet standards of strength and purity Need for a New Food and Drug Law • Burden of proof was on the government to show that a drug was false or misleading • Bureau had to show that the manufacturer knew the product was worthless • This was difficult to prove for many cases Need for a New Food and Drug Law US v. Johnson Case • Case made was against OA Johnson of Dr. Johnson Remedy Company who had a business deal with Kansas City • Accusation was that their product was misbranded as a cancer remedy • US Supreme Court ruled that the law only pertained to claims made about the ingredients and not to claims about therapeutic effects of the medicine