FDA's Young on Delaney
Executive Summary
In a discussion of the increased burden on the agency related to food "scares" such as the recent uproar over trace amounts of Alar in apples, FDA Commissioner Young told the House Appropriations/Agriculture Subcommittee at an April 10 hearing that Congress must "deal with the Delaney issue." He also cited FD&C Red 3 as an example of the "terrible problem" caused by the Delaney Clause. Under a de minimis analysis, the color additive is "safe," Young said, while a rigid interpretation of the law appears to dictate otherwise.