title: FDA milestones.
abstract: Regulation of food in the United States dates from early colonial times. Federal controls over the drug supply began with inspection of imported drugs in 1848. The following chronology describes some of the milestones in the history of food and drug regulation in the United States.
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D007880:Legislation, Drug / Q000266:history*; D007881:Legislation, Food / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration / Q000266:history* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence