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Roosevelt Signs the Pure Food and Drug Act

Name: Roosevelt Signs the Pure Food and Drug Act
Start: 1906-06-30
Location: United States

The law expanded federal oversight of food and medicines and became a landmark reform measure.

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Date: June 30, 1906
President: Theodore Roosevelt
Category: Legislation
Era: Progressive Era

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