HR 5050 · 95th Congress · Agriculture and Food

A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide that the Secretary shall ban only those food additives found to induce cancer when ingested in an amount reasonably anticipated to be consumed by man.

Introduced 1977-03-15· Sponsored by Rep. Edwards, Mickey [R-OK-5]· House

Bill Progress

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.(1977-03-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem a food additive unsafe to be marketed if it is found to induce cancer in man or animal when ingested in an amount reasonably anticipated to be consumed by man or animal, or found to induce cancer in man or animal in appropriate tests based upon amounts of food additives reasonably anticipated to be consumed by man or animal.…

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