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HRD-76-156 1 (1976-08-16)

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REPORT OF THE

COMPTROLLER GENERAL

OF THE UNITED S TA TES


Need To Resolve Safety

Questions On Saccharin


Food and Drug Administration

Department of Health, Education, and Welfare




In February 1972, the Food and Drug Admin-
istration published an interim regulation to
allow the continued use of saccharin in food
for a limited time, to resolve the question of
its potential to cause cancer. Resolution of
the question is not expected before mid-1978.

Allowing an interim food additive regulation
to remain in effect for about 6 years while
safety questions concerning the additive are
being resolved seems contrary to the Food
and Drug Administration's intent of permit-
ting use of such additives for a limited time.
Extended use of a food additive, such as sac-
charin, whose safety has not been established
and for which a question of carcinogenic (can-
cer causing) potential has been raised could
expose the public to unnecessary risk.


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