Chinova Bioworks has been granted Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its natural, mushroom-based preservative, Chiber™.
The U.S. Senate has introduced a bill that would enforce stricter regulation of the Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) rule and that calls for the creation of a new office within the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that would assess chemicals in food.