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Saccharin: A case study of government regulation of environmental carcinogens

Saccharin: A case study of government regulation of environmental carcinogens Saccharin: A Case Study of Government Regulation of Environmental Carcinogens I Richard A. Merrill and Michael R. Taylor RICHARD A. MERRILL received his LL.B. degree from Co- lumbia University School of Law after studying history at both Columbia College and Oxford. He is Arnold Leon Pro- fessor of Law and Dean at the University of Virginia School of Law, where he teaches Administrative Law, Food and Drug Law, and Environmental Law. From 1975 to 1977, he was Chief Counsel to the Food and Drug Administration. MICHAEL R. TAYLOR is a partner in the Washington office of King and Spalding specializing in food, drug, and medi- cal device regulatory matters. He served formerly as an attorney for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and as Executive Assistant to the Commissioner of Foods and Drugs. He received his J.D. degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. I. Introduction same day--indicated that the doses of saccharin On March 9, 1977, Sherwin Gardner, then consumed by the experimental animals were Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs, an- equivalent to 800 cans of soft drink per day. The nounced that the Food and Drug Administration FDA's insistence that removal of saccharin from http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Agriculture and Human Values Springer Journals

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Philosophy; Ethics; Agricultural Economics; Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science; History, general; Evolutionary Biology
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Saccharin: A Case Study of Government Regulation of Environmental Carcinogens I Richard A. Merrill and Michael R. Taylor RICHARD A. MERRILL received his LL.B. degree from Co- lumbia University School of Law after studying history at both Columbia College and Oxford. He is Arnold Leon Pro- fessor of Law and Dean at the University of Virginia School of Law, where he teaches Administrative Law, Food and Drug Law, and Environmental Law. From 1975 to 1977, he was Chief Counsel to the Food and Drug Administration. MICHAEL R. TAYLOR is a partner in the Washington office of King and Spalding specializing in food, drug, and medi- cal device regulatory matters. He served formerly as an attorney for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and as Executive Assistant to the Commissioner of Foods and Drugs. He received his J.D. degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. I. Introduction same day--indicated that the doses of saccharin On March 9, 1977, Sherwin Gardner, then consumed by the experimental animals were Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs, an- equivalent to 800 cans of soft drink per day. The nounced that the Food and Drug Administration FDA's insistence that removal of saccharin from

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Published: Apr 5, 2005

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