Major Win for CFS in Legal Battle to Protect Food Safety
Center for Food Safety today announced a settlement agreement with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that requires the agency to bring its food additive approval process, known as “Generally Recognized as Safe” (GRAS), into compliance with federal law. For more than 17 years, FDA has operated under a proposed rule that provides food manufacturers with a fast-track to get their food additives on the market. Under the proposed rule, FDA’s review of substances falls far short of what is required to protect consumers from potentially unsafe food additives. Center for Food Safety sued the agency for failing to follow federal rulemaking requirements before putting this fast-track process into place.