Political Quotes

“Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, known as the Crusading Chemist and the father of the Federal Food and Drug Act, was born in a log farm house in 1844 near Kent, Indiana. After receiving his education in local schools, he attended Hanover College. And in 1841 he received his medical degree from Indiana Medical College. Following a brief assignment at Harvard University, Wiley returned to Indiana in 1874 to accept a faculty position in chemistry at the newly opened Purdue University. In 1833 he was appointed as chief chemist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. After 29 years at the Bureau of Chemistry, Wiley resigned to accept a position at Good Housekeeping Institute's Bureau of Food Sanitation and Health. In this position Wiley established the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval. Dr. Wiley was a visionary and pioneer for the necessity of safe food and drug supplies and was vigilant in protecting the consumer. His public career was dedicated to establishing and improving government regulations regarding safe food and drug processing. It is fitting that Dr. Wiley be honored with this designation at the new FDA headquarters in College Park, Maryland.”