Comment from Center for Food Safety
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Summary: Jaydee Hanson, Policy Director, argues that the FDA has delayed too long in banning three carcinogenic solvents (ethylene dichloride, methylene chloride, and trichloroethylene) from food use. The commenter urges the FDA to promptly ban these chemicals in accordance with the Delany Act.
The Delany Act prohibits carcinogenic chemicals is our foods, Each of these three chemicals are know to cause cancer and should be banned from our food.