Carcinogens in Food and the Delaney Clause
- Thomas H. Jukes, PhD
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THE Delaney Clause, sometimes called the Delaney Amendment, is a statement in the Food Additives Amendment of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and it became law in 1958. The clause says that "No additive shall be deemed to be safe if it is found to induce cancer when ingested by man or animal, or 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." An addition to the clause states that the prohibition against carcinogenic additives does not apply to ingredients of the feed of food animals provided that no residue of such additives is found by approved methods and analysis in the food derived from the animals.
The clause is thus directed against food additives, and the addition to the clause deals with animal feed supplements. The clause is strongly supported and
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Reprint requests to Division of Medical Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 (Dr Jukes).
