HR 5280 · 95th Congress · Agriculture and Food

A bill to give the Food and Drug Administration greater discretion in the control of food additives.

Introduced 1977-03-21· Sponsored by Rep. Dickinson, William L. [R-AL-2]· House

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Latest: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.(1977-03-21)

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 reasonable quantities, or found in appropriate tests to induce cancer in man or animal when ingested in reasonable quantities.…

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