As federal officials promised, the FDA this week published a Notice of Proposed Rule Making that would require companies to notify the agency of new ingredients the companies claim fall under the Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) regulation.
Currently, submission of GRAS notices to the FDA is voluntary, and many manufacturers self-determine the GRAS status of substances without notifying the agency. Under the proposed changes, however, companies would be legally obligated to notify the FDA before marketing any food or feed substance with a GRAS designation. Read more