Saccharin and Cancer

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To the Editor: The interesting discussion on saccharin by Isselbacher and Cole (N Engl J Med 296:1348–1350, 1977) states that the banning of saccharin by the FDA was required by the Delaney Clause and suggests that the Delaney Clause ought to be revised. Meticulous interpretation of the existing law would not have required the action that the FDA chose to take. The Delaney Clause in full reads as follows, "No additive shall be deemed to be safe if it is found, after tests which are appropriate for the evaluation of the safety of food additives, to induce cancer in man . . .