legislation the wheeler-lea act, passed in 1938, granted the federal trade commission the authority to oversee advertising of all products regulated by fda, other than prescription drugs. significant amendments and related laws descriptions of these can be found at the fda's web site. amendments: durham-humphrey amendment, public law (pl) 82–215 (october 26, 1951) created prescription-only status for some drugs drug efficacy amendment ("kefauver harris amendment") pl 87–781 (october 10, 1962) vitamin-mineral amendment ("proxmire amendment") (april 22, 1976) prohibited the fda from establishing standards to limit the potency of vitamins and minerals in food supplements or regulating them as drugs based solely on their potency. drug abuse control amendments of 1965 medical device amendments of 1976 pl 94–295 (may 28, 1976) infant formula act of 1980, pl 96–359 (october 26, 1980) orphan drug act, pl 97–414 (january 4, 1983) drug price competition and patent term restoration act of 1984, pl 98–417 (aka hatch-waxman) (september 24, 1984) prescription drug marketing act of 1987, pl 100–293 (august 18, 1988) generic animal drug and patent term restoration act of 1988, pl 100–670 (november 16, 1988) nutrition labeling and education act of 1990, pl 101–535 (november 8, 1990) safe medical device amendments of 1990, pl 101–629 (november 28, 1990) medical device amendments of 1992, pl 102–300 (june 16, 1992) prescription drug user fee act (pdufa) of 1992, pl 102–571 (october 29, 1992) animal medicinal drug use clarification act (amduca) of 1994, pl 103–396 (october 22, 1994) dietary supplement health and education act of 1994, pl 103–417 (october 25, 1994) food quality protection act of 1996, pl 104–170 (august 3, 1996) animal drug availability act of 1996, pl 104–250 (october 9, 1996) best pharmaceuticals for children act, pl 107–109 (january 4, 2002) medical device user fee and modernization act (mdufma) of 2002, pl 107–250 (october 26, 2002) animal drug user fee act of 2003, pl 108–130 (february 20, 2003) pediatric research equity act of 2003, pl 108–155 (december 3, 2003) minor use and minor species animal health act of 2004 pl 108–282 (august 2, 2004) food allergen labeling and consumer protection act of 2004, pl 108–282 (august 2, 2004) fda food safety modernization act (january 4, 2011) generic drug user fee amendment of 2012 21st century cures act, pl 114–255 (december 13, 2016) fda reauthorization act of 2017, pl 115–52 (august 18, 2017) other laws: biologics control act of 1902 (repealed; for historical reference) federal food and drugs act of 1906 (repealed; for historical reference) federal meat inspection act (march 4, 1907) federal trade commission act (september 26, 1914) filled milk act (march 4, 1923) import milk act (february 15, 1927) public health service act (july 1, 1944) trademark act of 1946 (july 5, 1946) reorganization plan 1 of 1953 (march 12, 1953) poultry products inspection act (august 28, 1957) fair packaging and labeling act (november 3, 1966) the national environmental policy act of 1969 (january 1, 1970) controlled substances act (october 27, 1970) controlled substances import and export act (october 27, 1970) egg products inspection act (december 29, 1970) lead-based paint poisoning prevention act (january 13, 1971) federal advisory committee act (october 6, 1972) government in the sunshine act (september 13, 1976) government patent policy act of 1980 (december 12, 1980) federal anti-tampering act (october 13, 1983) sanitary food transportation act (november 3, 1990) food and drug administration revitalization act (november 28, 1990) mammography quality standards act (mqsa) (october 27, 1992) food and drug administration modernization act (november 21, 1997) bioterrorism act of 2002 (june 12, 2002) project bioshield act of 2004 (july 21, 2004) food and drug administration amendments act of 2007 (september 27, 2007) pandemic and all-hazards preparedness reauthorization act of 2013 (h.r. 307; 113th congress) pub. l. 113–5 (text) (pdf) (march 13, 2013) comparison to state laws some us states have adopted the fd&c act as an equivalent state law and will by default adopt any changes to the federal law as changes to the state law as well.