August 29, 1970

FDA, in response to wishes of food mfrs, grants interim use of brominated vegetable oil (BVO) in soft drinks; action marks 1st time agency has allowed use of food additive, which was removed from GRAS (generally recognized as safe) list in Jan; dept holds newly prescribed limit of 15 pans per million of BVO, which is used to prevent flavoring oils from separating out of drink, presents no hazard to pub health; Flavor Extract Mfrs Assn filed additive petition proposing new limit; Center for Study of Responsive Law official Dr M Jacobson files petition with FDA requiring decision be rescinded; calls for additional study to determine toxicity of BVO; holds agency has no legal right to provide for interim use of unproven chems

Govt decision to withdraw its troops from S Vietnam linked to current rev of its own foreign policy in light of Nixon doctrine pronouncements and criticism in US Cong over degree of financial support provided for foreign troops

Paris talks appear to enter new exploratory phase as result of Bruce apptmt; return of Xuan Thuy seen removing major hindrance to Bruce's exploration

TWA, United and Amer ask permission to implement reciprocal formula reducing flights on 15 major US routes to eliminate ‘excess capacity,’ citing econ problems; Govt sources say legal and antitrust questions would probably be raised since lines worked out plan privately and without CAB approval; plan described; proposed routes listed

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