Regulatory System Existing in the USA

The US legislation has been adopted outright or in a modified form by other countries. In the USA food law is strongly inclined to statute law. Although, each State can 

The principal US law is the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (1938) and its amendments. This law is designed to provide food safe and wholesome to the people, honestly labelled and properly packaged . 

The burden of proof of safety to the health of man or animal of a food additive is placed on the person causing the addition. 

The Secretary of the Health, Education and Welfare Department (HEW), acting on the advice of the FDA is authorised to prescribe the conditions under which an additive may be safely used . 

The Delaney Amendment overrides the HEW Department and absolutely prohibits use at any concentration of an additive which induces cancer in man or animal. 

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