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Harvey Washington Wiley (October 18, 1844 – June 30, 1930) was an American chemist who advocated successfully for the passage of the landmark Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 and subsequently worked at the Good Housekeeping Institute laboratories. He was the first commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration .
Through tactics like the “Poison Squad,” Harvey Washington Wiley (1844–1930) waged continuous warfare on adulterated foods and drugs. The result was the Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906. A pure food and drug bill would probably not have passed in 1906 without Wiley’s unceasing commitment.
1 giu 2002 · Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley, an early pioneer of food chemistry, food toxicology, and food safety, was born near Kent, Indiana in 1844. He received an undergraduate degree in 1867 from Hanover College and an M.D. from Indiana Medical College in 1871.
- Dale A. Stirling
- 2002
When Americans think of consumer advocates, the names Ralph Nader or Esther Peterson or Eliot Spitzer may jump to mind. But Harvey W. Wiley, M.D., was the original--first at the Food and...
Dr. Wiley had been conducting laboratory studies on food adulteration as part of his job with the Department of Agriculture since 1883. Additional Resources. Harvey W. Wiley: Pioneer Consumer...
27 giu 2018 · The American chemist Harvey Washington Wiley (1844-1930) established the methods and philosophy of food analysis. His writings and influence made him the "father of the Food and Drug Administration ."
Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley was the head of the Bureau of Chemistry in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the precursor of today’s Food and Drug Administration.
