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FDA Proposes Rule to Make GRAS Notification Mandatory

The FDA says converting GRAS notification from voluntary to mandatory would ‘lead to increased transparency about substances that are added to food.

The FDA proposes making the GRAS notification program mandatory, requiring food substances to demonstrate safety for their intended use, aiming to enhance transparency and regulation. The process would apply to both existing and new substances, with some exceptions, and initial evaluations would take 45 days.



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FDA Says Tara Flour Does Not Meet GRAS Standard in Human Food

An evaluation reveals that there isn’t enough data on the use of tara flour in food, or a history of its safe use, to consider it GRAS.

An evaluation reveals that there isn’t enough data on the use of tara flour in food, or a history of its safe use, to consider it GRAS.


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