ABSTRACT
77This chapter describes the major statutes and agency actions regulating human exposure to carcinogens. Most of these statutes do not single out carcinogens for specific consideration, but merely regulate them as a species of toxic substance. The exception to this is the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), which, in its “Delaney clause,” prohibits the intentional use of carcinogens as food or color additives. In the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Congress did not specify any particular type of regulatory action for carcinogens beyond what is required for other toxic effects. But carcinogens were mentioned as agents of particular congressional concern.
