<P> In June 1906 , President Theodore Roosevelt signed into law the Pure Food and Drug Act , also known as the `` Wiley Act '' after its chief advocate . The Act prohibited , under penalty of seizure of goods , the interstate transport of food that had been `` adulterated '' . The act applied similar penalties to the interstate marketing of `` adulterated '' drugs , in which the `` standard of strength , quality , or purity '' of the active ingredient was not either stated clearly on the label or listed in the United States Pharmacopoeia or the National Formulary . </P>
<P> In June 1906 , President Theodore Roosevelt signed into law the Pure Food and Drug Act , also known as the `` Wiley Act '' after its chief advocate . The Act prohibited , under penalty of seizure of goods , the interstate transport of food that had been `` adulterated '' . The act applied similar penalties to the interstate marketing of `` adulterated '' drugs , in which the `` standard of strength , quality , or purity '' of the active ingredient was not either stated clearly on the label or listed in the United States Pharmacopoeia or the National Formulary . </P>
when did federal controls over the drug supply began in the united states
when did federal controls over the drug supply began in the united states
June 1906
June 1906