Food Additives: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Eighty-fifth Congress, on Bills to Amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with Respect to Chemical Additives in Food...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1958 - 533 pages Considers legislation to prohibit the use of new chemical food additives without adequate pretesting for safety. |
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... induce cancer in man , or , after tests , found to induce cancer in animals . " ( e ) Within thirty days after the issuance of an order under subsection ( c ) or ( d ) , any person adversely affected may file objections thereto with the ...
... induce cancer in man , or , after tests , found to induce cancer in animals . " ( e ) Within thirty days after the issuance of an order under subsection ( c ) or ( d ) , any person adversely affected may file objections thereto with the ...
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... induce cancer in man or , after tests , found to induce cancer in animals . " ? We , of course , agree that no chemical should be permitted to be used in food if , as so used , it may cause cancer . We assume that this , and no more ...
... induce cancer in man or , after tests , found to induce cancer in animals . " ? We , of course , agree that no chemical should be permitted to be used in food if , as so used , it may cause cancer . We assume that this , and no more ...
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... induce cancer by injecting the substances into the muscles of test animals . Further , there is no more reason to single out cancer production for specific mention in the legislation than to single out production of high blood pressure ...
... induce cancer by injecting the substances into the muscles of test animals . Further , there is no more reason to single out cancer production for specific mention in the legislation than to single out production of high blood pressure ...
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... cancer hazard is remote enough that we should not worry too much about it . Mr. WILLIAMS . Doctor , does it follow , that if a chemical injected into the skin should cause cancer , that that chemical taken internally would likewise cause ...
... cancer hazard is remote enough that we should not worry too much about it . Mr. WILLIAMS . Doctor , does it follow , that if a chemical injected into the skin should cause cancer , that that chemical taken internally would likewise cause ...
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... cancer when used in the manner authorized by the Food and Drug Administration , but which we do not know for sure will not lead to cancer or other serious illness . Why ? Because there is no law which requires that all of these ...
... cancer when used in the manner authorized by the Food and Drug Administration , but which we do not know for sure will not lead to cancer or other serious illness . Why ? Because there is no law which requires that all of these ...
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Page 436 - Findings of fact shall not be set aside unless clearly erroneous, and due regard shall be given to the opportunity of the trial court to judge the credibility of the witnesses.
Page 2 - If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health...
Page 74 - ... if such substance is not generally recognized, among experts qualified by scientific training and experience to evaluate its safety, as having been adequately shown through scientific procedures (or, in the case of a substance used in food prior to January 1, 1958.
Page 483 - ... prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth, or whereby it may have been rendered injurious to health...
Page 30 - food additive" means any substance the intended use of which results or may reasonably be expected to result, directly or indirectly, in its becoming a component or otherwise affecting the characteristics of any food (including any substance intended for use in producing, manufacturing, packing, processing, preparing, treating, packaging, transporting, or holding food; and including any source of radiation intended for any such use), if such substance is not generally recognized, among experts qualified...
Page 531 - ... signed by, and containing the name and address of, the person residing in the United States from whom he received in good faith the article, to the effect, in case of an alleged violation of section 301 (a), that such article is not adulterated or misbranded, within the meaning of this Act, designating this Act...
Page 511 - ... not be deemed unsafe if such residue in or on the raw agricultural commodity has been removed to the extent possible in good manufacturing practice and the concentration of such residue in the processed food when ready to eat. is not greater than the tolerance prescribed for the raw agricultural commodity...
Page 111 - I want to call the attention of the members of the committee to the fact that...
Page 454 - food" means (1) articles used for food or drink for man or other animals, (2) chewing gum, and (3) articles used for components of any such article. (g) The term "drug...
Page 470 - If any valuable constituent has been in whole or in part omitted or abstracted therefrom; or (2) if any substance has been substituted wholly or in part therefor; or (3) if damage or inferiority has been concealed in any manner; or (4) if any substance has been added thereto or mixed or packed therewith so as to increase its bulk or weight, or reduce its quality or strength, or make it appear better or of greater value than it is.