Saccharin — The Bitter Sweet
- 9 June 1977
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 296 (23) , 1348-1350
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm197706092962312
Abstract
A recently completed Canadian study shows that saccharin can act as a bladder carcinogen in rats.1 As a result, the United States Food and Drug Administration proposes to prohibit the use of saccharin as a food additive. This action is required by a 1958 law, which includes the "Delaney clause" stating that "...no additive shall be deemed to be safe if it is found to induce cancer when ingested by man or animal...." It has been claimed that the value of the Delaney clause lies in the maximum degree of protection that its unqualified language provides. However, as phrased, the . . .Keywords
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