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Pure Food and Drugs

The 1938 law considerably expanded consumer protection, but consumers continued to be guinea pigs for the many new chemicals that were being added to food and cosmetics. The law prohibited poisonous substances but did not require showing that food or cosmetic ingredients were safe. In 1951-52, a select committee of the House, chaired by Rep. James Delaney of New York, held extensive hearings on how to handle problems arising from chemicals in food and cosmetics. From these and later hearings came 3 major amendments to the drug law: the Pesticide Amendment (1954), the Food Additives Amendment (1958), and the Color Additives Amendment (1960). This cartoon expresses public concerns about color additives in cosmetics and the need for scientific investigations to establish safety. The caption reads: "No, Doris, lips that touch Fire Plug Pink shall never touch mine."

c. 1960

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