S 2845 · 93th Congress ·
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in order to protect consumers against food additives which have mutagenic or teratogenic effects on man or animals.
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.(1973-12-20)
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Provides, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, that no additive shall be deemed to be safe if it is found to have mutagenic or teratogenic effects when ingested by man or animal. Provides for specified exemptions from such requirements. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to require the labeling of the food in or on which an additive is used to clearly indicate that the additive used in or on the food was approved even though such additive was found to have mutagenic or teratogenic effects when ingested by man or animal. (Amends 21 U.S.C. 348)…
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Cosponsors (3)
2 Democrats1 Republican