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 ...

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 ...

The FDA website lists 19 post-market determinations since 2010 that substances were not "generally recognized as safe." Four involve chemical constituents of one mushroom and the mushroom itself.

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.