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Science 9 March 1984:
Vol. 223. no. 4640, pp. 1034 - 1040
DOI: 10.1126/science.6695192
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Science, Vol 223, Issue 4640, 1034-1040
Copyright © 1984 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Food safety: revising the statute

DA Kessler

There is increasing recognition that federal food safety laws and policies need to be revised. Congressional debate on proposed amendments to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act has generated several different perspectives on how the food safety laws should be changed. Before a consensus can be reached, scientists, regulators, the food industry, and consumers will have to review such complex and controversial issues as the level of acceptable risk, the value of risk-benefit analysis, the proper role of independent scientific review, and the reliability of quantitative risk assessment.


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