FDA Sets Hearings on Saccharin Ban and Use
The FDA opens two day hearings led by Commissioner Donald Kennedy on the plan to ban saccharin from foods and beverages. Testimony is expected from soft drink makers, consumer groups, drug firms, diabetics, and dieters. The agency notes potential cancer risk from very high doses in Canadian rat studies.
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Woolworth Prepares to Remove All Children Sleepwear
Woolworth to pull all children s sleepwear from stores under a consent order after government ban on Tris treated garments. Justice Department filed civil suit in New York City to enforce the ban. Woolworth will also remove items from 14 metropolitan areas and contribute up to 5 000 toward investigation costs.
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