Man working in Experimental Room

1905

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Man working in Experimental Room
  • Title
  • Man working in Experimental Room
  • Identifier
  • MSP57.B008.I03
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP57.B008.I03
  • Description
  • In 1901, five years before the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act, which regulated and legitimized the commercial food industry, chemists at the H.J. Heinz Company developed a scientific approach to quality testing and measurement in food processing. The H.J. Heinz Company pioneered quality assurance and procedures. Heinz was always very committed to producing high quality products, and they often performed scientific experiments to try to improve the quality of those products. The chemists also attempted to understand the reasons why food spoiled and attempted to figure out ways to prevent it. This was especially important after the discovery of bacteria and its potentially harmful effects in 1898.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • H.J. Heinz Company.
    H.J. Heinz Company (Pittsburgh, Pa.).Experimental Room.
    Food industry and trade--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Food industry and trade--Employees--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Food industry and trade--Quality control--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Food--Research.
  • Source
  • H.J. Heinz Company, Photographs, 1864-1991, MSP 57, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • H.J. Heinz Company Photographs
  • Rights Information
  • In Copyright. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).. Rights Holder: Senator John Heinz History Center
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  • Rights Holder
  • Senator John Heinz History Center