The Trump administration's FDA proposed a rule requiring food manufacturers to notify the agency before slipping new additives into the food supply, ending a self-certification system that let companies decide on their own what was safe to eat. Acting FDA Commissioner Kyle Diamantas announced the proposed rule on Monday, calling it a fix for a […] The post FDA moves to close decades-old loophole letting food makers add ingredients without telling regulators appeared first on American Almanac .
The Trump administration's FDA proposed a rule requiring food manufacturers to notify the agency before slipping new additives into the food supply, ending a self-certification system that let companies decide on their own what was safe to eat. Acting FDA Commissioner Kyle Diamantas announced the proposed rule on Monday, calling it a fix for a gap in federal food oversight that has been widening since the late 1950s. Under current practice, companies can declare a new chemical additive "generally recognized as safe", known by the acronym GRAS, and start using it in packaged food without ever telling the FDA. That voluntary system expanded in 1997, and an estimated 10,000 additives now sit in the American food supply, many of which have…Open
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced a plan to close a decades-old loophole that has allowed food companies to add certain chemicals to products without notifying federal regulators.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced a plan to close a decades-old loophole that has allowed food companies to add certain chemicals to products without notifying federal regulators. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled a proposed rule on Monday that would require food companies to notify the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) when they determine a substance is “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS) and provide the scientific basis for that conclusion, ending decades of self-certification with little oversight. DETAIL: Under the current system, companies can add ingredients such as preservatives, emulsifiers, and low-calorie sweeteners to ultra-processed foods without informing the FDA. The new…Open
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering revoking the safety status of dozens of food ingredients unless companies can prove they're safe. The move follows calls from Dr. David Kessler, a former FDA commissioner, to eliminate the "generally recognized as safe," or GRAS, designation. NewsNation’s Anna Kooiman joins “Morning in America” with the latest. Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national morning newscast hosted by Markie Martin. Weekdays starting at 6a/5C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
The Trump administration will respond to a citizen petition calling for the overhaul of ultra-processed foods regulation, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told CBS' "60 Minutes" in an interview broadcast Sunday evening. The big picture: "We will act on David Kessler's petition," Kennedy told CBS' Bill Whitaker of the petition that the former FDA chief is spearheading that calls on the agency to no longer classify sweeteners including corn syrup as "Generally Recognized as Safe" (GRAS). - "The questions that he's asking are questions that FDA should've been asking a long, long time ago," he added. "There is no way for any American to know if a product is safe if it is ultra-processed." - Kennedy in October…
