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REASONABLE CERTAINTY OF NO HARMLegislative History of the FD&C ActThe concept of safety used in this legislationinvolves the question of whether a substance ishazardous to the health of man or animal.Safety requires proof of a reasonable certaintythat no harm will result from the proposed useof an additive.It does not -- and cannot -- require proofbeyond any possible doubt that no harm willresult under any conceivable circumstance.H.R. Report No. 2284, 85th Congress 1958