| Description |
1 videodisc (82 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, NTSC. |
| Credits |
Narrator, Mark Erickson ; editor, Kathleen Dargis ; music, Ralph Carney. |
| Note |
Originally produced in 2008. |
| Summary |
"A comprehensive look at the colorful history of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. It tells the complete story of the oldest consumer protection agency in the United States...Illustrated with original images and never-before-seen-footage, the story is told by those who know the agency best -- investigators, historians, authors and employees at all levels of the organization"--Container. |
| Contents |
Pre-1906: Caveat Emptor -- After 1906: Enforcing the New Law: Inspectors and Court Cases -- 1927: Food, Drug and Insecticide Administration -- 1938: The Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act: Science and Law -- 1950s: The Birth of An Industry -- After 1962: Good Practices -- 1980s and 90s: Government: Part of the Solution, Part of the Problem -- 2000: FDA for a New Millennium -- Epilogue. |
| Note |
Special features include four historic FDA shorts and a link to an accompanying guidebook. |
| Subject |
United States. Food and Drug Administration.
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Food law and legislation -- United States.
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Drugs -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Pharmaceutical industry -- Quality control.
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Food adulteration and inspection -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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| Added Author |
Meyer, Gregory.
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Idzik, Susie.
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Compliance Media.
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Choices, Inc.
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| Added Title |
FDA, a history |
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F.D.A., a history |
| ISBN |
9781933724317 |
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1933724315 |
| Standard No. |
682086705828 |
| Music No. |
CH7058 Choices |
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