Only export-protecting food bills passed before 1906

Evidence

In Congress, 190 food bills were introduced between 1879 and 1906, when the Pure Food and Drug Act finally became law. A few succeeded—​as we have seen, mainly those that protected export markets. — Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, 2645

Categorization

• QUESTION: Why did export-market protection succeed where domestic consumer protection failed? Points to the political power differential between foreign buyers and unorganized home consumers.
• XREF: connects to: A muckraking exposé triggered the 1906 Food and Drugs Act — Tim Wu, The Attention Merchants, 116

Broader Connections

• A muckraking exposé triggered the 1906 Food and Drugs Act #contradicts (0.92) — Tim Wu, The Attention Merchants, 116