One 20-ounce soda has 15 teaspoons of sugar; Gatorade contains 14 teaspoons of the stuff in one bottle. One can of soda a day increases a kidâs chance of being obese by 60 percent and a womanâs chance of type 2 diabetes by 80 percent.
Not to be confused with Food and Drugs Act. The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was the first of a series of significant consumer protection laws enacted by the Federal Government in the 20th century and led to the creation of the Food and Drug Administration.nforcement of the Pure Food and Drug Act was assigned to the Bureau of Chemistry in the U.S. Department of Agriculture which was renamed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1930.
After an untested toxic drug called Elixir Sulfanilamide killed 100 people in 15 states in 1937, Congress passed the 1938 Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. The new act gave the FDA more authority to regulate drugs. Then, the Medical Device Amendments of 1976 gave the agency more regulatory power over medical devices. A common misconception about drug and device approval is that the FDA conducts its own tests before allowing products on the market.