Monday, 5 June 2006: 8:30 AM-12:00 PM
Cocoa 1 (Hershey Lodge and Convention Center)
History of Chemistry (HIST)
Celebrating 100 Years of the FDA, Part I
To commemorate the Centennial of the Food and Drug Administration, MARM is sponsoring a Symposium that will highlight the past, present and future of the Agency. Presentations will discuss the History of the FDA and the 1906 Act that created the Agency. Several prominent FDA employees, and scientists from outside the Agency, will give talks about the various aspects of the FDA while looking forward to where the Agency is going.
Sponsor: Chemical Heritage Foundation, ACS History of Chemistry Division and ACS Committee on Meetings and Expositions
Organizers:Kim M. Morehouse
N. Bhushan Mandava
Presider:Kim M. Morehouse
8:30 AMCelebrating 100 Years of Food and Drug Regulation
Suzanne Junod
9:00 AMDevelopments in cosmetics regulation: A historical overview
Beth R. Meyers
9:30 AMUsing the bully pulpit: how ACS President Harvey Wiley used Society connections to promote the Pure Food and Drugs Act
Ned D. Heindel
10:00 AMBreak
10:30 AMFDA's 2006 Centennial: A century of applying science to ensure food and food chemical safety
Alan M. Rulis
11:00 AMThe Codex Alimentarius Commission and FDA
F. Edward Scarbrough
11:30 AMChemistry, biology, and dietary supplements research in the 21st century
Joseph M. Betz

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