FDA proposes new rule change to require ingredient transparency in food
The proposal would replace a voluntary system and give the FDA greater visibility into ingredients that companies deem safe.
- The FDA proposed a rule requiring manufacturers to notify the agency when using substances deemed GRAS , aiming to bring greater transparency and oversight to substances added to the nation's food supply.
- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the proposal on Monday, fulfilling a nearly two-year-old promise with President Trump to "overhaul outdated food regulations" and tell Americans the truth about food ingredients.
- Marion Nestle, nutrition expert and professor emerita at New York University, questioned the agency's capacity to evaluate disclosures, asking, "Where are the scientists left at FDA who are qualified to evaluate these" given staffing reductions.
- Susan Mayne at the Yale School of Public Health noted the rule does not mandate FDA investigation into disclosed ingredient safety, lacking premarket review requirements that critics say are essential.
- The Consumer Brands Association argues Congress must act to modernize GRAS law, warning that ultra-processed food definitions could cause "widespread consumer confusion and increase grocery costs.
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FDA proposes new rule change to require ingredient transparency in food
The FDA is proposing a major change in the way food manufacturers may be reporting the ingredients and substances introduced into the food supply.According to a new rule proposed this week, food manufacturers would be required to notify the FDA when they have included a substance in human or animal food that the manufacturer has deemed to be safe, also known as GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe).The proposed rule, which will be open for public …
FDA Gets GRAS Transparency Right, but Risks Natural Innovation
FDA’s proposed GRAS reform could deliver long-overdue transparency to what’s in America’s food supply—but unless the agency modernizes its approach to natural ingredients, consumers may pay the price in reduced innovation, choice, and access. Action Alert! Listen to the audio version of this article: THE TOPLINE FDA’s proposal would end undisclosed “self-GRAS” determinations by requiring...
NutraCast: FDA’s GRAS shake-up likely to face ‘major’ legal hurdles - Dining and Cooking
The FDA’s proposal to make GRAS notifications mandatory could have a significant impact on the food, beverage and dietary supplement industries, but the agency faces substantial legal and policy hurdles, according to Todd Harrison, partner and co-chair of the FDA group at Venable LLP. Harrison said the proposal could be “very significant” if it survives [...]
GRAS Overhaul: HHS Proposes Mandatory Notifications in Food Safety Update - Food Trade News & Food World
Proposal would require food companies to notify FDA of GRAS determinations. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is proposing to require food manufacturers to notify the Food and Drug Administration when they determine that an ingredient is Generally Recognized as Safe, or GRAS, a significant change to a system that has allowed companies to make some safety determinations without informing the agency. The proposed rule would make GRA…
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