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“The first thing the FDA went after was radium water.”
Contradicted by sourceSeen 1 time · first Sep 26, 2026 · last Sep 26, 2026
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What the last search found
Early enforcement by the FDA's predecessor agency following the Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906 targeted adulterated foods, unsafe preservatives, and unlabeled narcotics like cocaine and opium decades before regulating radium water in the late 1920s and 1930s.
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