Food Additive Safety Amendments

Summary

Food Additive Safety Amendments - States that a food additive shall be deemed safe if the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (1) makes a finding, based on recommendations of an advisory committee, that the public benefit from permitting the use of such additive would exceed the public risk which might result from such use; (2) gives notice in the Federal Register of such a finding and invites public comment thereon; and (3) issues a final order not earlier than 120 days of such publication in the Federal Register of such findings. Specifies factors the Secretary must take into consideration when evaluating a food additive. Deems saccharin a safe food additive unless the Secretary declares it unsafe under the provisions of this Act.

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Timeline

1. 25 April 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 25 April 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 25 April 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 25 April 1977

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Martin, James G. [R-NC-9] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-36] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Beard, Edward [D-RI-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Breckinridge, John B. [D-KY-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

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