Delaney, James

James, C. A., Weininger, D., Delaney, J. Daylight Theory Manual, Daylight Chemical Information Systems, Mission Viejo, CA, USA, http //www.daylight.com/ dayhtml/doc/theory/index.html. 

The birth of the Delaney Clause can be traced back to a 1950 resolution in the US House of Representatives that charged a House select subcommittee to investigate the use of chemicals in foods. Among the subcommittee s responsibilities was an examination of the nature, extent, and effect of chemicals, compounds, and synthetics on all facets of food production. The subcommittee was chaired by James J. Delaney, a New York Democrat. 

Pesticide safety was another environmental problem that remained in the public eye through the 50s. A special committee of the House of Representatives under Rep. James Delaney of New York, established in 1950, held 46 days of public hearings around the country. The Food and Drug Administration, still supporting the precautionary principle it had backed in 1930s debates over lead arsenate, wanted new pesticides to be allowed on the market only when proven safe. Extended negotiations over new legislation led to the Miller Amendment of 1954, which allowed the FDA to limit the uses of a pesticide on fresh produce but still denied it the power to keep a substance entirely off the market. In its clear rejection of the precautionary principle, the Miller Amendment is seen by historians as a victory for the pesticide manufacturers.7... 

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