FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT

Amendments

Saccharin Study and Labeling Act: amend (S. 484), 10825, 10870 [7MY]

Analyses

Amendment (S. 1520), 20960 [29JY]

Articles and editorials

Aspartame-Induced Granulomatous Panniculitis, 10806 [7MY]

Did the Soft Drink Industry Resolve Its Safety Questions?, 10815 [7MY]

Does NutraSweet Cause Adverse Reactions?, 10816 [7MY]

How Safe Is Your Diet Soft Drink?, 10807-10813 [7MY]

Interaction of Aspartame and Carbohydrates in an Eating-Disordered Patient, 10806 [7MY]

Internal FDA Uncertainties About Aspartame Safety Reflected in 1981 Memo, 10807 [7MY]

Soft Drink Use—A Continuing Controversy, 10813 [7MY]

Sweetener Worries Some Scientists, 10803 [7MY]

Sweeteners Face Scrutiny Over Safety, 10803 [7MY]

Bills and resolutions

Amend (see S. 1520; H.R. 2177)

Aspirin: warning labels (see S. 538; H.R. 1381)

———warnings on certain drugs relative to Reye's syndrome (see H.R. 3640)

Color dyes: terminate provisional listing of certain (see H.R. 2857)

Commissioner of Food and Drugs: appointment subject to Senate confirmation (see H.R. 3909)

Confectionery: use of alcohol (see H.R. 2408)

Drug industry: amend orphan drug provisions (see S. 1147)

———authorize export of certain unapproved drugs (see H.R. 3962)

———define authority of Sec. of HHS to regulate food as drugs (see H.R. 2583)

———disclosure of active and inactive ingredients on label (see S. 1411)

———establish conditions for exports (see S. 1848; H.R. 3995)

———establish export conditions (see S. 1770)

———remove prohibition relative to labeling and advertising (see H.R. 2244)

———strengthen control over use of drugs and secure data on adverse reactions (see H.R. 1672)

Food: exemption from definition of drugs (see H.R. 1819)

———labeling requirements (see S. 264; H.R. 3751)

Food industry: prohibit use of sulfiting agents (see S. 573; H.R. 1427)

Infant formulas: labeling requirements (see S. 265)

Investigators: limit compensation when using medical devices under certain exemption (see H.R. 3118)

Labeling: food (see S. 1699)

Laetrile: exemption from effectiveness requirements (see H.R. 1471)

Orphan drug: amend provisions (see H.R. 2290)

Pesticides: emergency action for certain chemical products hazardous to public health (see H.R. 2924)

———revise procedures for changes in tolerances and exemptions (see H.R. 2924)

Reye's syndrome: warnings for drugs containing aspirin (see H.R. 3640)

Sodium and potassium: label foods for content (see H.R. 465)

Draft

Objections to a Final Rule Permitting the Use of Aspartame in Carbonated Beverages: National Soft Drink Association, 10818 [7MY]

Objections to the Issuance by the FDA of a Regulation To Authorize the Use of Aspartame in Carbonated Beverages: National Soft Drink Association, 10818-10822 [7MY]

Explanations

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act amendments (S. 309), 1232-1235 [29JA]

Lists

Organizations supporting the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act amendments (S. 309), 1235 [29JA]

Memorandums

Effects of Certain Artificial Sweeteners on Human Health: Dept. of HHS, 10802 [7MY]

———FDA, 10801 [7MY]

Regulations Implementing Uniform Infant Formula Quality Control Standards: FDA (excerpt), 917 [24JA]

Safety of Aspartame Use in Beverages: Dept. of HHS, 10822 [7MY]

Remarks in House

Alcoholic beverages: health hazards label warning (H.R. 2656), 14245 [4JN]

Drugs: exempt capsulated herbs, foods, and vitamins from definition (H.R. 1819), 6900 [28MR]

Orphan drug provisions: amend (H.R. 2290), 15861 [17JN]

———amend (H.R. 2290), S. 1147 passed in lieu, 16064 [18JN]

Saccharin Study and Labeling Act: amend (S. 484), 11737 [14MY]

Remarks in Senate

Alcoholic beverages: labeling requirements, 24919-24921 [25SE]

Amend (S. 1520), 20958 [29JY]

Drug industry: establish conditions for exports (S. 1848), 31757-31761 [13NO]

———establish export conditions (S. 1770), 27964 [17OC]

———labeling requirements on aspirin products for children (S. 538), 4037 [28FE]

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend to increase environmental protection (S. 309), 1227, 1235 [29JA]

Food: ban use of sulfites as preservative (S. 573), 4468 [5MR]

———labeling requirements for soft drinks, 10825 [7MY]

———labeling requirements (S. 264), 999 [24JA]

———labeling requirements (S. 1699), 24770 [24SE]

Food industry: prohibit use of sulfiting agents (S. 573), 19029 [15JY]

Infant Formula Act: implement uniform quality control standards (S. 265), 915-917 [24JA]

Saccharin Study and Labeling Act: amend (S. 484), 2742 [20FE], 10799-10830 [7MY]

———amend (S. 484), debate procedure, 10769 [7MY]

Reports

Establish Conditions for Export of Drugs: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 1848) (S. Rept. 99-225), 37636 [18DE]

HHS's Failure to Enforce: Committee on Government Operations (H. Rept. 99-151), 13889 [3JN]

Orphan Drug Provisions: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 2290) (H. Rept. 99-153), 13889 [3JN]

Saccharin Study and Labeling Act: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 484) (S. Rept. 99-36), 8570 [22AP]

Saccharin Study and Labeling Act (S. 484): Committee on Labor (additional views of Senator Metzenbaum), 10817 [7MY]

Statements

Contents of Soft Drink Products: National Soft Drink Association, 10801 [7MY]

Effects of Certain Artificial Sweeteners on Human Health: Arthur Hayes, 10823 [7MY]

———FDA, 10799, 10800 [7MY]

———Lewis Stegnick, 10824 [7MY]

———Richard Wurtman, 10826 [7MY]

———William M. Pardridge, 10805 [7MY]

Studies

Severe Behavioral Reactions to Aspartame in a 4-Year-Old Boy: C. Keith Conners, Karen Wells, Sandra Kronsberg, and Ellen Schwab, 10805 [7MY]

Telegrams

Effects of certain artificial sweeteners on human health: Richard Wurtman, 10804 [7MY]

Texts of

H.R. 2290, amend the orphan drug provisions, 15861 [17JN]

H.R. 2656, health hazards label warning on alcoholic beverages, 14245 [4JN]

S. 265, Infant Formula Act uniform quality control standards, 916 [24JA]

S. 309, increase environmental protection under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 1227-1232 [29JA]

S. 484, amend the Saccharin Study and Labeling Act, 10799, 10830 [7MY], 11737 [14MY]