Food Safety and Quality: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Agricultural Research and General Legislation of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, United States Senate, Ninety-fifth Congress, First[-second] Session, Volumes 1-2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1977 |
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Page 212 - color additive' means a material which (A) is a dye, pigment, or other substance made by a process of synthesis or similar artifice, or extracted, isolated, or otherwise derived, with or without intermediate or final change of Identity from a vegetable, animal, mineral, or other source, and...
Page 138 - If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health...
Page 103 - UNREASONABLE ADVERSE EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT. — The term "unreasonable adverse effects on the environment" means any unreasonable risk to man or the environment, taking into account the economic, social, and environmental costs and benefits of the use of any pesticide.
Page 138 - ... (2) a pesticide chemical to the extent that it is intended for use or is used in the production, storage, or transportation of any raw agricultural commodity ; or ( 3 ) a color additive ; or (4) any substance used in accordance with a sanction or approval granted prior to the enactment of this paragraph pursuant to this Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 USC 451 and the following) or the Meat Inspection Act of March 4, 1907 (34 Stat, 1260) , as amended and extended (21 USC 71 and the...
Page 173 - That no additive shall be deemed to be safe if it is found to induce cancer when ingested by man or animal, of if it is found, after tests which are appropriate for the evaluation of the safety of food additives, to induce cancer in man or animal...
Page 74 - The requirements of foresight and vigilance imposed on responsible corporate agents are beyond question demanding, and perhaps onerous, but they are no more stringent than the public has a right to expect of those who voluntarily assume positions of authority in business enterprises whose services and products affect the health and well-being of the public that supports them. The Act does not, as we observed in Dotterweich, make criminal liability turn on "awareness of some wrongdoing
Page 137 - food additive" is defined In section 201 (s) of the FFDCA (21 USC 321 (s) as follows: The term "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...
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Page 82 - The Commissioner has carefully considered the environmental effects of the proposed regulation and, because the proposed action will not significantly affect the quality of the human environment, has concluded that an environmental impact statement is not required.
Page 179 - Evaluation of health aspects of GRAS food ingredients: lessons learned and questions unanswered.