Show I Better and Safer Did you know that that- all the food you eat cat is made of chemicals chemicals chem chem- For that matter so are you So you dont don't need to worry about chemicals being added to food when they are arc added in well-tested well safely prescribed amounts We Ve have come to expect man many good qualities in our foods made possible by food additives additives additives addi addi- tives Tho They make it possible to have smoothness in some of our processed foods They prevent ent mold in our baked pro pron ducts and rancidity in our short short- You may now be even more assured that if an added chemical chemical chem chem- ical cal has not been tested for safety safely the Food and Drug Administration Administration Administration Ad Ad- ministration can do something about it There is a law Jaw The Foods Additive law which went into effect March Maich 6 1 1961 61 is one of the newest safety measure for or food I This law requires l food od and che chemical al manufacturers to run rm extensive animal feeding tests on their food additives es before they are arc marketed Results of these tests must be submitted to the Food and Drug Administration Adminis Adminis- If FDA scientists are arc satisfied the additive will be safe faCe an order will be issued permitting its use The regulation will place a limit of oC tolerance on the amount which may be used and will specify any other conditions to protect the public health The Jin final l dead ead line for or these tests is is' March 6 1981 By this time their use must either be class classi classified fied lied as safe or their their use willbe will willbe be illegal Thus you can see our U. U S S. S Department of Agriculture and our our Food and Drug Administration tion lion are still cooperating to keep our food supply the cleanest cleanest cleanest clean clean- est the safest and most wholesome wholesome wholesome whole whole- some in the world today todar |