Federal Security Administrator v. Quaker Oats Co.

The Federal Security Administrator, acting under §§ 401 and 701 (e), of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 52 Stat. 1040, 1046, 1055 (21 U. S. C. §§ 341, 371), promulgated regulations establishing “standards of identity” for various milled wheat products, excluding vitamin D from the defined standard of “farina” and permitting it only in “enriched farina,” which was required to contain vitamin Bi, riboflavin, nicotinic acid and iron. The question is whether the regulations are valid as applied to respondent. The answer turns upon (a) whether there is substantial evidence in support of…