A bill respecting the continued use of saccharin as a food additive, drug, and cosmetic.

Summary

Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to take necessary action to promulgate certain regulations regarding saccharin proposed in the notice of proposed rulemaking published in Part III of the Federal Register for April 15, 1977, but stays the effective date of such regulations until three years following their date of promulgation, unless a safe and effective substitute is developed within such period, or on the basis of new evidence the Secretary finds that saccharin presents an unreasonable and substantial risk of illness.

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Timeline

1. 10 April 1979

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 April 1979

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 10 April 1979

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 10 April 1979

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Sponsors

• Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-20] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bingham, Jonathan B. [D-NY-22] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Maguire, Andrew [D-NJ-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-11] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

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