The FDA's review of new food ingredients has a big legal loophole—and food and supplement companies are taking advantage of it at the expense of public health.
Food AdditivesThomas Galligan, PhD, Jensen N. Jose, Adrienne Crezo
USDA proposed an update to nutrition standards for school breakfasts to better align added sugar, whole grain, and sodium rules with science-based guidelines.
Companies can identify new food chemicals as safe (GRAS) without FDA review. NY S8615/A9295 would require companies to publish those safety assessments.
Food manufacturers use a legal loophole to introduce new food ingredients without FDA review—endangering public health and leaving consumers in the dark about what’s in our food. Here’s what you should know about the FDA’s review process—or lack thereof—for new food ingredients.
CSPI urges TTB to prioritize transparency and health over corporate interests as it drafts its rulemakings, and to delay no further in issuing proposed rules on mandatory alcohol content, nutrition, ingredient, and allergen labeling.
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