Category:United States Food Administration

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United States Food Administration 
former US federal agency (1917–1920)
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  • United States of America
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English: The United States Food Administration (1917–1920) was an independent Federal agency that controlled the production and distribution of food in the U.S. during World War I. Herbert Hoover was appointed to direct the agency.
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    Excerpt: Branch Administrations were set up in every State and in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. … The Food Administration was given broad powers to control the production, distribution, and conservation of food. It also had responsibilities for preventing monopolies and hoarding and maintaining governmental control of foods by means of voluntary agreements and a licensing system for the importation, manufacture, storage, and distribution of foodstuffs.… At the height of its activities, in September 1918, there were 44 divisions.
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