http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/07/25/my-eyes-are-my-trademark/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:15:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/07/25/my-eyes-are-my-trademark/comment-page-1/#comment-1047345 Larry Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:21:10 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/07/25/my-eyes-are-my-trademark/#comment-1047345 keep in mind this was a time when there where few regulations on manufacturing practices and food additives. the Great Depression of the 1930s created a market for cheap, inferior products. this is the time period that hot dogs got there bad reputation. Manufactures would use substandard meat and fillers like sawdust and in some cases toxic fillers. In 1938 the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act was passed During the 1940s and early 1950s, The U.S. government was able to eliminate a number of nutritional deficiency diseases in the post-war era by promulgating standards for enriched food products. http://www.fda.gov/oc/history/slideshow/default.htm so in short using established reputable brands was good idea in the 50s. keep in mind this was a time when there where few regulations on manufacturing practices and food additives. the Great Depression of the 1930s created a market for cheap, inferior products. this is the time period that hot dogs got there bad reputation. Manufactures would use substandard meat and fillers like sawdust and in some cases toxic fillers. In 1938 the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act was passed During the 1940s and early 1950s, The U.S. government was able to eliminate a number of nutritional deficiency diseases in the post-war era by promulgating standards for enriched food products.
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so in short using established reputable brands was good idea in the 50s.

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