Mass production of canned food and mechanized canning in the United States (1870-1930)

1. Tin-plate tariff raises costs and spurs local supply

   Oct 1, 1890Labels: McKinley Tariff, Tin-plate

   • McKinley Tariff

2. Condensed soup process boosts canned-food shipping efficiency

   Jan 1, 1897Labels: Campbell s, Condensed soup

   • Campbell History
   • Forbes

3. California Fruit Canners Association consolidates West Coast canning

   Jan 1, 1899Labels: California Fruit, West Coast

   • History San Jose
   • Del Monte WP

4. Mechanized can-making accelerates adoption of double seams

   Jan 1, 1900Labels: Double seam, Can-making machinery

   • Double seam
   • Seam School

5. American Can Company formed through major industry merger

   Jan 1, 1901Labels: American Can, Industry merger

   • Chicago History
   • American Can WP

6. Pure Food and Drug Act strengthens national food labeling rules

   Jun 30, 1906Labels: Pure Food, Federal regulation

   • Britannica
   • FDA History

7. Meat Inspection Act mandates sanitary processing oversight

   Jun 30, 1906Labels: Meat Inspection, Federal inspection

   • Britannica

8. USDA Bureau of Chemistry begins enforcing 1906 food law

   Jul 1, 1906Labels: USDA Bureau, Food enforcement

   • FDA 1906 Act
   • Wiley WP

9. National Canners Association formed to coordinate standards

   Jan 1, 1907Labels: National Canners, Trade association

   • Encyclopedia com
   • FPA WP

10. NCA authorizes research laboratories for bacteriology and chemistry

    Nov 13, 1912Labels: NCA laboratories, Bacteriology

    • NFPA history PDF

11. 1919 canned-olive botulism outbreaks trigger national alarm

    Oct 18, 1919Labels: 1919 botulism, Canned olives

    • Ann Intern Med
    • JAMA

12. Industry funds a botulism commission to prevent repeat outbreaks

    Dec 1, 1919Labels: Botulism commission, Industry-funded research

    • Ann Intern Med
    • Smithsonian

13. Mechanized canning matures into standardized national production system

    Jan 1, 1930Labels: Mechanized canning, National production

    • Encyclopedia com
    • FDA History