Anderson and Colleagues Articulate the Benefits of Minimum Quality Standards in Public Health
Posted: 3/13/2025 ()
The minimum quality standards (MQSs) for milk adopted by most major American cities around the turn of the 20th century present a valuable case study in public health history. In a recent article, CSDE External Affiliate D. Mark Anderson (Montana State University) and colleagues present the results of a study that estimates the effect of milk inspectors, who were tasked with enforcing MQSs, on deaths due to diarrhea and typhoid. Read the full study here.