Delaney clause


De·la·ney clause

(dĕ-lān'ē), A clause of the Food Additive Amendment of the U.S. Federal law specifying that no substance that has been found to induce cancer in any animal may be incorporated into food. [James F. Delaney, U.S. Congressman]

Delaney Clause

Public health An addition to the US Food, Drug & Cosmetics Act, prohibiting the use of food additives known to be carcinogenic in experimental animals. See Alar, Ames test, Food & Drug Administration, Risk assessment.

Delaney clause

(dĕ-lā′nē) [After an amendment in 1958 made by James Delaney, Congressman from New York] A clause in the U.S. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that bans any additive that causes cancer when it is consumed by animals or humans.