American Public Health Association v. Butz

American Public Health Association v. Butz was a Supreme Court case in 1976. In this case, American Public Health Association (APHA) argued that the government had been too lenient in regulating the sale of meat and poultry products, which caused harm to the public's health. The Supreme Court ruled that the government was allowed to set standards for the production and sale of meat and poultry, but it did not have to follow the regulations APHA wanted. This decision meant that the government could make its own decisions about how food was produced, instead of having to follow the advice of experts like the APHA.