FDA Issues Final Rule on Food Ingredients That May Be “Generally Recognized as Safe”

In a step to strengthen its oversight of food ingredients, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Aug. 12 issued a final rule detailing the criteria for concluding that the use of a substance in human or animal food is “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS). Unlike food additives, GRAS substances are not subject to FDA pre-market ...