When remembering that, it's also good to remember the regulatory regime present at the time. [0]

From a food and drug regulation perspective, that time is very different from this time. That difference makes your pithy quip not so very clever.

[0] Compare the date at which cocaine was removed from Coca-Cola [1] to the enactment date of the Pure Food and Drug Act. [2]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola#Coca_.E2.80.93_cocai...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure_Food_and_Drug_Act