Delaney paradox II. (Delaney amendment on the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act) (Brief Article)

From: Prepared Foods | Date: August 1, 1992 | Copyright information

* The controversial Delaney amendment to the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act will soon return to the public spotlight. On July 8, a federal appeals court in San Francisco overruled the Environmental Protection Agency's approval of certain pesticides deemed to possess only "trivial" risks of causing cancer.

The Delaney Clause specifically prohibits the use of an additive demonstrated to cause cancer in humans or animals in any food product. The ruling, if upheld, could challe...

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