H.R. 4994 — A bill to give the Food and Drug Administration greater discretion in the control of food additives.

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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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1977-03-14
Introduced in House
1977-03-14
Introduced in House
1977-03-14
Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

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

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