HR 4993 · 95th Congress · Agriculture and Food
A bill to direct the Food and Drug Administration to withhold its announced prohibition of the use of saccharin in foods and beverages pending further study by the National Academy of Sciences.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.(1977-03-14)
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Directs the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study to determine whether the section of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act dealing with the issuance or denial of a petition for a proposed food additive's use may be safely revised. Directs the Academy to report its results and legislative recommendations to the Congress within six months of enactment of this Act. Directs the Food and Drug Administration to withhold its announced prohibition of the use of saccharin in foods and beverages pending completion of such study.…
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