Generally recognized as safe - Wikipedia Generally recognized as safe (GRAS) is a United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) designation that a chemical or substance added to food is considered safe by experts under the conditions of its intended use [1] An ingredient with a GRAS designation is exempted from the usual Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) food additive tolerance requirements [2] Some examples of
HHS Secretary Kennedy Directs FDA to Explore Rulemaking to Eliminate . . . Today, as part of this commitment, HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr is directing the acting FDA commissioner to take steps to explore potential rulemaking to revise its Substances Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) Final Rule and related guidance to eliminate the self-affirmed GRAS pathway
GRAS Loophole? - Center for Research on Ingredient Safety GRAS stands for Generally Recognized As Safe — a legal category for food ingredients used by the U S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Companies can self-approve GRAS status without telling the FDA, sparking debate over safety transparency
Selective Outrage Over GRAS - American Council on Science and Health Generally recognized as safe (GRAS) has been the law of the land in the United States regarding food and beverage ingredients for decades With MAHA’s stated quest to ensure that our food is made with only the safest ingredients, it seems obvious that GRAS would be on their radar However, the selective outrage over some policy loopholes but not others tells a different story, particularly
A Comprehensive Overview of FDA GRAS Updates in the First Half of 2025 Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) means that a substance is generally presumed to be safe If a substance is recognized as safe under its intended use, it is classified as GRAS and can be exempted from pre-market approval procedures required by U S law
Closing the GRAS Loophole: Secretary Kennedy’s Plan To Enhance FDA Food . . . On March 10, 2025, Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr initiated a significant shift in the regulation of ultra-processed foods by directing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to revise the GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) final rule