Biologics Control Act

Biologics Control Act of 1902
Long title	An Act to regulate the sale of viruses, serums, toxins, and analogous products in the District of Columbia; to regulate interstate traffic in said articles, and for other purposes.
Nicknames	Virus-Toxin Law
Enacted by	the 57th United States Congress
Effective	July 1, 1902
Citations
Public law	57-244
Statutes at Large	32 Stat. 728, Chapter 1378
Legislative history
	Signed into law by President Theodore Roosevelt on July 1, 1902;

The Biologics Control Act of 1902, also known as the Virus-Toxin Law, was the first law that implemented federal regulations of biological products such as vaccines in the United States. It was enacted in response to two incidents involving the deaths of 22 children who had contracted tetanus from contaminated vaccines. This law paved the way for further regulation of drug products under the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938. Biologics control is now under the supervision of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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