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FDA Premarket Approval: Process of Approving Olestra as a Food Additive

HRD-92-86 Published: Apr 07, 1992. Publicly Released: Apr 07, 1992.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed a company's efforts to obtain approval to market a noncaloric fat substitute.

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Consumer protectionFood additivesFood and drug lawMarketingPatentsPharmacological researchProduct safetyProposed legislationSafety regulationSafety standards