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2003

And Cosmetic Act

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Delaney Amendment, Eric S. Yellin Jan 2003

Delaney Amendment, Eric S. Yellin

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In 1958, U.S. Representative James Delaney of New York added a proviso to the 1938 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act declaring that the Food and Drug Administration cannot approve any food additive found to induce cancer in a person or animal.