Some one correct me if I am wrong.
Did not want to hi-jack another thread.
Some time in the past, to some of you, a long long time ago.
Bee Keepers are the cause of "FDA" ever being founded.
Why? Adulterated honey. :)doak.
FDA and honey timeline (http://www.google.com/search?q=FDA+honey+history&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=com.pclinuxos:en-US:unofficial&hs=1SI&tbs=tl:1&tbo=u&ei=ENzXSq6SK47aNqe51dwH&sa=X&oi=timeline_result&ct=title&resnum=11&ved=0CCwQ5wIwCg)
FDA Origins (http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WhatWeDo/History/Origin/ucm124403.htm)
Excerpt from origins:
(bold text my own)
QuoteThe Division of Chemistry began investigating the adulteration of agricultural commodities as early as 1867. When Harvey Washington Wiley arrived as chief chemist in 1883, the government's handling of the adulteration and misbranding of food and drugs took a decidedly different course, which eventually helped spur public indignation at the problem. Wiley expanded the division's research in this area, exemplified by Foods and Food Adulterants, a ten-part study published from 1887 to 1902. He demonstrated his concern about chemical preservatives as adulterants in the highly publicized "poison squad" experiments, in which able-bodied volunteers consumed varying amounts of questionable food additives to determine their impact on health. And Wiley unified a variety of groups behind a federal law to prohibit the adulteration and misbranding of food and drugs, including state chemists and food and drug inspectors, the General Federation of Women's Clubs, and national associations of physicians and pharmacists.
(You might note that most states consider beekeeping and honey production an agricultural practice and product.)
Big Bear