The Delaney Clause amendment to the Food Drug and Cosmetic

Last updated: 2/23/2023

The Delaney Clause amendment to the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act that states that a substances may be generally recognized as safe based either on their extensive long term use in foods or on current scientific evidence b intentional food additives may be added to foods to give them some desirable characteristic Oc additives may not be used to disguise faulty or inferior products O d absolutely no cancer causing substances shall be added to foods e additives are permitted in foods in amounts 100 times below the lowest level that is found to cause any harmful effect