Most ancient nations in the past had nothing like the FDA. People sold food however they wanted to, prepared it however they could, and had no regulations. When we go to the Bible, however, we see that God inspired Moses to make a list of “food laws” for the Israelites. In Leviticus 11, we find a list of animals that were “clean” and “unclean.” The Jews could eat the clean animals but not the unclean ones.