YOUNG v. COMMUNITY NUTRITION INSTITUTE

No. 85-664.

476 U.S. 974 (1986)

YOUNG, COMMISSIONER OF FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION v. COMMUNITY NUTRITION INSTITUTE ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 17, 1986


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul J. Larkin, Jr., argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Fried, Assistant Attorney General Willard, Deputy Solicitor General Geller, Leonard Schaitman, Marleigh D. Dover, and Thomas Scarlett.

William B. Schultz argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Alan B. Morrison and Katherine A. Meyer.*


JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court.

We granted certiorari in this case to determine whether the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit correctly concluded that the Food and Drug Administration's longstanding interpretation of 21 U. S. C. § 346 was in conflict with the plain language of that provision. 474 U.S. 1018 (1985). We hold that, in light of the inherent ambiguity of the statutory provision and the reasonableness of the...

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