Abstract
It was the intent of Congress that the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act should prohibit, through the provisions of Chapter III, adulterated and misbranded food as the primary device for regulating foods. Now we have come to the part of the act which explains what is meant by these two terms.1 If adulteration and misbranding are to be unlawful, it is necessary for the law to tell what they mean.
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For a comprehensive background discussion, see A. D. Herrick, 1944. Food Regulation and Compliance. Revere Publishing Company, New York.
Also, H. A. Toulmin, Jr. 1942. A Treatise on the Law of Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics. W.H. Anderson Company, Cincinnati.
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Schultz, H.W. (1981). Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. In: Food Law Handbook. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7373-5_40
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