According to the Food Additives Amendment of 1958,____________.

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The Food Additives Amendment of 1958 required that any new food additive undergo testing for safety before it could be approved for use in food. However, additives that were in use and generally recognized as safe (GRAS) prior to 1958 were exempt from this requirement and were placed on the GRAS list. This allowed some additives to remain in use without being subject to the new safety testing requirements. The Delaney Clause, which prohibited the approval of any food additive that was found to cause cancer in animals or humans, was not part of the Food Additives Amendment and remained in effect until it was repealed in 1996. Therefore, A, C, and D are incorrect.