FOX 5 Atlanta

RFK Jr. seeks to eliminate FDA’s GRAS 'loophole' to improve food ingredient safety

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is attempting to get rid of a program that lets organizations add ingredients to food that hasn’t been evaluated. If the GRAS program (generally recognized safe) is ended, ...
JD Supra

Generally Recognized as Safe: Establishing a Suitable U.S. Regulatory Status for Food Ingredients

What are the benefits and drawbacks of coming to an independent generally recognized as safe (GRAS) conclusion for a novel food ingredient compared to filing a GRAS notification with the FDA? Our Food ...
C&EN

Kennedy orders FDA to review food ingredient loophole

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, is pushing the Food and Drug Administration to close a loophole that allows food companies to decide for themselves ...
Business Wire

Morinaga Milk Obtains Self-Affirmed GRAS Status for Its Proprietary Immunogenic Ingredient LAC-Shield(TM)

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., (TOKYO:2264) today announced it has attained self-affirmed GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status in the United States for LAC-Shield, a ...