The Nation - News from Feb. 20, 1986
A federal judge has ruled that the Food and Drug Administration acted legally in declining to remove nine food, drug and cosmetic dyes from the market. U.S. District Judge Stanley S. Harris said in Washington that the FDA could extend the deadline for a decision on the safety of food dyes, even though the agency has been studying the issue for more than 25 years. After 27 extensions, the FDA approved an indefinite extension on a decision on the food dyes last September.
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