[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5668 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5668

  To repeal provisions of Federal law requiring labeling on saccharin 
                           containing foods.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 15, 2000

 Mr. Knollenberg introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                       the Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To repeal provisions of Federal law requiring labeling on saccharin 
                           containing foods.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Saccharin Warning Elimination via 
Environmental Testing Employing Science and Technology Act'' or the 
``SWEETEST Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 
        and the National Toxicology Program of the National Institutes 
        of Health have reviewed the scientific data concerning the 
        human health effects related to saccharin consumption using 
        technology and sound science and have concluded that saccharin 
        is not a human health risk; and
            (2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services has removed 
        saccharin from its 9th report of carcinogens.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the amendments made by this Act is to 
eliminate the Federal warning labels required on foods containing 
saccharin.

SEC. 3. REPEALS.

    (a) Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.--Section 403(o) of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343(o)) is repealed.
    (b) Saccharin Study and Labeling Act.--Subsections (c) and (d) of 
the Saccharin Study and Labeling Act (21 U.S.C. 343a) are repealed.
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