1902

Passage of Biologics Control Act, which mandated PHS’s Hygienic Laboratory regulate the interstate commerce of “viruses, serums, toxins and analogous products” (Harden, 17-20; Marks, 73-74). The act, which followed 1901 outbreak of tetanus in Camden, NJ, connected to contaminated smallpox vaccine, specified that manufacturers must be licensed by the Secretary of the Treasury (through the Laboratory of Hygiene) and each package of vaccine must be properly labeled and dated. It also allowed for “reasonable inspection” of company properties at any time (Liebenau, 89-90).