FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION'S HEARING BEFORE THE HUMAN RESOURCES AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS FIRST SESSION JULY 20, 1993 Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Operations 84-512 CC U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1994 For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402 COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan, Chairman CARDISS COLLINS, Illinois STEPHEN L. NEAL, North Carolina TOM LANTOS, California JOHN M. SPRATT, JR., South Carolina CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York MARJORIE MARGOLIES-MEZVINSKY, LYNN C. WOOLSEY, California WILLIAM F. CLINGER, JR., Pennsylvania CHRISTOPHER SHAYS, Connecticut ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida RONALD K. MACHTLEY, Rhode Island WILLIAM H. ZELIFF, JR., New Hampshire BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont (Independent) JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan WILLIAM F. CLINGER, JR., Pennsylvania RONALD A. STROMAN, Staff Director CONTENTS Page Hearing held on July 20, 1993 1 Statement of: Bailey, Lynn B., Ph.D., nutrition professor, Food Science and Human 216 Block, Gladys, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley 186 128 172 238 86 Hildwine, Regina, director, Technical Regulatory Affairs, National Food Johnston, Richard, M.D., senior vice president, programs, and medical McNamara, Stephen H., Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C., on behalf Shank, Fred R., Ph.D., Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Stark, Shirley, assistant attorney general of New York Sternberg, Esther M., M.D., Chief, Unit on Neuroendocrine Immunology and Behavior, Clinical Neuroendocrinology Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health Towns, Hon. Edolphus, a Representative in Congress from the State of New York, and chairman, Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee: Opening statement Whittekin, Martie, president, National Nutritional Foods Association Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by: Bailey, Lynn B., Ph.D., nutrition professor, Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida: Prepared statement Block, Gladys, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley: Prepared state- Hildwine, Regina, director, Technical Regulatory Affairs, National Food Processors Association: Prepared statement Huxtable, Ryan J., Ph.D., University of Arizona: Prepared statement Johnston, Richard, M.D., senior vice president, programs, and medical director, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation: Prepared state- McCaleb, Robert S., Herb Research Foundation: Prepared statement Rosenberg, Irwin H., professor of medicine and nutrition, Tufts Univer- Silverglade, Bruce, director, legal affairs, Center for Science in the Public 66 ........................... Page Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by-Continued Stark, Shirley, assistant attorney general of New York: Prepared state ment Sternberg, Esther M., M.D., Chief, Unit on Neuroendocrine Immunology and Behavior, Clinical Neuroendocrinology Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health: Prepared statement Whittekin, Martie, president, National Nutritional Foods Association: Prepared statement APPENDIXES Appendix 1.-Answers from the scientists to questions from the Members 106 230 162 395 457 |