The Food and Drug Administration could roll out a new logo as soon as this year for companies to stamp on the packaging of "healthy" foods they make, aimed at clearing up confusion on what ...

FDA's new healthy logo comes as the agency is also wrapping up research on another major proposal governing food packaging: a potential new requirement for some nutrition facts to be printed on ...

FDA’s GRAS list goes back to 1958. Any substance that is intentionally added to food is considered a food additive requiring pre-market approval from FDA, unless it’s on the GRAS list.

New FDA rules clarifying the process by which ingredients are deemed generally recognized as safe (GRAS) have been welcomed by some stakeholders, but harshly criticized by others, who say any ...

The FDA needs to improve its oversight of GRAS (generally recognized as safe) food ingredients, claims a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

The FDA should reconsider the safety of previously introduced GRAS substances, including determining whether new evidence suggests that limits on the amount of the substance are required ...

In all, there are an estimated 1,000 GRAS substances for which safety decisions were made by the food industry without any notice at all to FDA, and thousands more chemicals for which both proof ...

Under sections 201(s) and 409 of the Act, and FDA’s implementing regulations in 21 CFR 170.3 and 21 CFR 170.30, the use of a food substance may be GRAS either through scientific procedures or ...