The FDA allows food makers to vouch for the safety of ingredients they add to our food, calling them 'generally recognized as safe.' How the FDA allows secret ingredients into our food supply ...

We analyzed “Generally Recognized as Safe” notices received by the FDA, obtained via a Freedom of Information request, and found that of the 1,163 submitted by companies between 1997 and April ...

Since 1958, the FDA has relied on a voluntary disclosure system where corporations are allowed to self-identify their chemical products as “generally recognized as safe,” or GRAS, without ...

A stock photo of processed food. Mizina/Getty. If GRAS is eliminated, it will "enhance the FDA's oversight of ingredients" included in American food, the HHS press release said.

Consensus standards are standards recognized by the FDA for use in evaluating medical devices before they are approved for market entry. The FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) ...

FDA adds sesame to major food allergen list, updates labeling requirements. The agency added the ingredient as the ninth. By Kelly McCarthy. January 12, 2023, 11:28 AM. 2:17.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a direct final rule to ... in foods is no longer Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS). The FDA’s actions ... in the identity standards for peanut ...