Protecting America's Health: The FDA, Business, and One Hundred Years of Regulation

In this history of the Food and Drug Administration, Philip J. Hilts analyzes the century-long, continuing struggle to establish scientific standards as the basis for policymaking on food and drugs. The agency, which emerged out of the era of the robber barons and Theodore Roosevelt's desire to "civilize capitalism," was created to stop the trade in adulterated meats and quack drugs. In addition to highlighting the essential role the FDA plays in making sure that food and drugs are safe and effective, Protecting America's Health shows that FDA regulation, far from stifling innovation--as critics feared--has actually accelerated it.

"A genuinely important book, rich in history, accurate in detail, unflinching in analysis." --The New Republic

"[Hilts] writes with both a historian's attention to dissection and analysis and with the flourish and vividness of an experienced journalist aware of the drama inherent in the story he is telling.--New York Times Book Review

Author: Philip J. Hilts
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 09/27/2004
Pages: 424
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.16w x 0.99d
ISBN13: 9780807855829
ISBN10: 0807855820
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Public Affairs & Administration
- Medical | Health Policy
- Medical | Public Health