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==Work at ''Good Housekeeping''== After his resignation from government work in 1912, Wiley took over the [[Good Housekeeping#Good Housekeeping Research Institute|laboratories of ''Good Housekeeping'' Magazine]], where he continued his work on behalf of the consuming public.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Commissioner |first=Office of the |date=2022-02-28 |title=Harvey Wiley |url=https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/fda-leadership-1907-today/harvey-wiley |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=U.S. Food and Drug Administration |language=en}}</ref> Director, Bureau of Foods, Sanitation and Health was Wiley's official title.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harvey W. Wiley (1844β1930) |url=https://lipidlibrary.aocs.org/resource-material/the-history-of-lipid-science-and-technology/harvey-w-wiley-(1844-1930) |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=lipidlibrary.aocs.org}}</ref> His disapprobation of "drugged" products included cola drinks; he warned against the [[caffeine]] in them vehemently. In a famous action he brought against [[The Coca-Cola Company]] in 1911, he contended that it was illegal to use the name Coca-Cola when there was no actual cocaine in the drink, and also that it was illegal for it to contain caffeine as an [[Food additive|additive]]. Perversely, this was as much as to say that the product ought to have contained cocaine and not caffeine. Still, the case was a landmark in developing standards for truth in labeling. The beverage continued to be brewed, even as of late September 2016, with de-cocaine-ized [[coca]] leaves and [[cola nut]]s. He remained with ''Good Housekeeping'' for 18 <!--external link says 19 but he died in 1930 --> years. He was famed for giving his "seal of approval" to multiple products, a concept which has been widely reused. The idea, which he established, is now known as the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 June 2022 |title=Wiley, Harvey Washington, 1844β1930 |url=https://archives.lib.purdue.edu/agents/people/969 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206012237/https://archives.lib.purdue.edu/agents/people/969 |archive-date=6 December 2020 |access-date=30 June 2022 |website=Purdue University}}</ref>
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