American Experience.

American Experience

The Poison Squad

Government chemist Dr. Harvey Wiley takes on food manufacturers to banish dangerous substances threatening the health of consumers, laying the groundwork for U.S. consumer protection laws and the creation of the Food and Drug Administration. (120 minutes)

Can't find the episode you're looking for?

Check PBS Video

UPCOMING EPISODES

Sat, 2/21 at 11:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD

The Busing Battleground

Court-mandated social integration unleashes racial unrest throughout Boston in the 1970s as Black and white students are bussed together. (120 minutes)

Sat, 3/7 at 4:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD

The Sun Queen

Biophysicist and inventor Mária Telkes, designer of the first successfully solar-heated modern residence, held more than 20 patents at the time of her death in 1995. (60 minutes)