Happy National Peanut Day! If you look in Box 112 of the Correspondence and Reports of the Food and

Happy National Peanut Day! If you look in Box 112 of the Correspondence and Reports of the Food and Drug Administration’s Philadelphia station, you might spot a familiar face. In June 1921, FDA inspector Sidney Brown paid a visit to the Planters Nut & Chocolate Company factory in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.  As part of that inspection, he collected advertising material and quite a few product packages, most of which depict the company’s famous mascot, Mr. Peanut!Seen here is a sample of a peanut package provided to the FDA inspector by the Planters Nut & Chocolate Company during the inspection.Curious to see what other familiar (or unfamiliar) advertising icons might be hiding in the records of the FDA?  You can make an appointment to view them in our research room by calling us at 215-305-2044 or e-mailing us at [email protected].[Citation]: Planter[s] Nuts & Choc. Co.; Correspondence and Reports of the Food and Drug Administration, Box 112; Product Inspection Files 1906-1946; Philadelphia Station; Records of the Food and Drug Administration, Record Group 88; National Archives at Philadelphia; (Record Entry ID: PH-3623) (NAID: 631047) -- source link

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