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THE HISTORY OF A CRIME
AGAINST THE FOOD LAW

 

THE AMAZING STORY OF THE NATIONAL
FOOD AND DRUGS LAW INTENDED TO
PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE

PERVERTED TO PROTECT ADULTERATION
OF FOODS AND DRUGS

By

HARVEY W. WILEY, M.D.

 

DR. HARVEY W. WILEY, 1911

 

 

Reproduced by Photo-lithography
1955

by

LEE FOUNDATION FOR NUTRITIONAL RESEARCH
MILWAUKEE 3, WISCONSIN

 

HARVEY W. WILEY, M.D.
Publisher
506 Mills Building, Washington, D. C.

Copyright, 1929, by
HARVEY W. WILEY, M.D.
Washington, D. C.

 

 

CONTENTS

PROLOGUE

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER:

  1. THE FIGHT FOR THE FOOD AND DRUGS LAW
  2. THE POISON SQUAD
  3. RULES AND REGULATIONS
  4. WHAT IS WHISKY?
  5. BOARD OF FOOD AND DRUG INSPECTION AND REFEREE BOARD OF CONSULTING SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS
  6. POLITICS AND PERSECUTION OF A STATE
  7. ATTITUDE OF ROOSEVELT
  8. THE UNITED STATES PHARMACOPOEIA
  9. THE BUREAU OF STANDARDS
  10. THE PASSING OF THE BUREAU OF CHEMISTRY