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Generally recognized as safe (GRAS): history and description
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Generally recognized as safe (GRAS), a system for review and approval of ingredients for addition to food, was conceived at a time when the need for a less doctrinaire review of food ingredients was critical. The GRAS approval process for a food ingredient relies on the judgment of "...experts qualified by scientific training and experience to evaluate its safety..." the end product of which is no better or worse than that by FDA, but often more expeditious. The process and requirements for a successful GRAS determination are discussed and compared with that of the food additive petition (FAP) process. The future of the GRAS process is assured by its history of successful performance, bringing safe food ingredients to the consumer in a timely manner.
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“In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) assigns Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status to substances whose safety for human consumption has been established through a history of use or sound scientific evidence [2,239].”
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- Authors
- Burdock, G. A., & Carabin, I. G.
- Corresponding author
- Burdock, George A
- ORCID
- Burdock, George A
- Venue
- Toxicology Letters
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2004-04
- Volume
- 150
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 3-18
- ISSN
- 0378-4274 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2050665337
- Cited by
- 235
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
- 2026: 25 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 26 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 27 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 14 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 3.13
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Toxicology Letters (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Agricultural safety and regulations
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Food Safety and Hygiene
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Healthcare Regulation
- Keywords
- GRAS, food ingredient safety, FDA regulatory process, food additive regulation
- MeSH terms
- Food, Food Additives, Humans, Legislation, Food, United States, United States Food and Drug Administration, History, 20th Century
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