Congress passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act of 1938 with new provisions. President Roosevelt signed it into law on June 25, 1938. For the first time, manufacturers were required to show that a drug was safe before it could be marketed. It continues the exclusivity provisions for pediatric drugs as mandated under the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997, in which market exclusivity of a drug is extended by six months if a manufacturer fulfills its commitment to carry out studies of the effects of drugs when taken by children.
Retired professor of math and computer science having taught for 36 years at a state supported university in Virginia. He was a Republican when he was elected President. As a young man , before the formation of the Republican party, Hayes was a member of the Whig party.
For the Department in Paraguay, see Presidente Hayes Department. Rutherford Birchard Hayes (October 4, 1822 â January 17, 1893) was the 19th President of the United States (1877â81). He became President at the end of the Reconstruction Era of the United States through a complex Compromise of 1877.