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Harvey Washington Wiley (* 18. Oktober 1844 [ 1]; † 30. Juni 1930) war ein amerikanischer Chemiker, der für den 1906 beschlossenen Pure Food and Drug Act sowie danach in den Good Housekeeping Institute Laboratories arbeitete. Er war der erste Beauftragte der amerikanischen Lebensmittelbehörde United States Food and Drug Administration. [ 2]
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 .
Learn about Harvey Wiley, the "Father of the Pure Food and Drugs Act" and the founder of the Good Housekeeping Institute. He fought for food safety, exposed diet frauds, and warned about tobacco dangers.
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. Juni 2002 · Harvey W. Wiley. Toxicological Sciences, Volume 67, Issue 2, June 2002, Pages 157–158, https://doi.org/10.1093/toxsci/67.2.157. Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley, an early pioneer of food chemistry, food toxicology, and food safety, was born near Kent, Indiana in 1844.
- Dale A. Stirling
- 2002
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...
A book by Jonathan Rees that explores the legacy of Harvey Wiley, the head of the Bureau of Chemistry and the main advocate of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. The book examines how Wiley's campaign influenced the food industry, the public health, and the concept of natural foods.
