Food and Drug Administration: Carrageenan Food Additive from the Philippines Conforms to Regulations
HEHS-94-141
Published: Aug 02, 1994. Publicly Released: Aug 02, 1994.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) regulation of a food additive, focusing on FDA: (1) classification of the additive as carrageenan; (2) determination that the additive is safe for food use; and (3) plans to investigate recent allegations that the additive is contaminated with an illegal pesticide.
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