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In 1902, Congress authorized funds for human trials of controversial food preservatives to determine if they would be used safely. Harvey Wiley, Chief of the Bureau of Chemistry called these his “hygienic table studies.” They soon became known popularly as “the Poison Squad.”

For more information about FDA history visit www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WhatWeDo/History/default.htm
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Unless otherwise noted, the contents of the Food and Drug Administration website (www.fda.gov) —both text and graphics— are public domain in the United States. [1] (August 18, 2005, last updated July 14, 2015)
This image was originally posted to Flickr by The U.S. Food and Drug Administration at https://flickr.com/photos/39736050@N02/6946958227. It was reviewed on 9 September 2016 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the United States Government Work.

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