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MAHA Report Sets Stage for Overhaul of Food Chemicals, Environmental Contaminants, and Childhood Nutrition

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Adrienne Blume, M.A.
May 22, 2025

The Trump administration released its "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA) Report on May 22, laying a foundation for the overhaul of government policy on childhood nutrition, food chemicals, environmental toxins found in food contact materials, and other concerns.


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Food Industry User Fees Could Improve FDA's Ingredients Oversight, Experts Say

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
April 9, 2025

Additional resources and authorities, made possible by user fees for the regulated food industry, could enable FDA to better monitor the food supply and review the safety of ingredients, argues a new expert policy analysis.



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RFK Jr. Directs FDA to Explore Ways to Eliminate GRAS Rule for Food Ingredients

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Bailee Henderson
March 11, 2025

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) has directed FDA to explore ways to eliminate the “Generally Recognized as Safe” (GRAS) rule, which is considered by critics to be a “loophole” that enables ingredients to enter the food supply without oversight or a formal safety review.


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IFT Virtual Workshop Series Will Help Food Industry Understand FDA GRAS Determinations

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
March 7, 2025

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) will hold a virtual workshop series in March to help food producers gain a clear understanding of FDA’s “Generally Recognized as Safe” (GRAS) determination process.


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Food Safety Five Ep. 8: New Food Packaging Regulations Coming to the EU

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Bailee Henderson
February 18, 2025

This episode of Food Safety Five covers a new EU regulation that limits PFAS in food packaging and bans single-use plastics for fruit and vegetables under a certain weight, among other changes. Also discussed is a bill introduced to the New York State legislature to ban certain food additives and tighten requirements for GRAS ingredients.


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New York Bill Aims to Ban Certain Food Additives, Dyes; Create Transparency Around GRAS Ingredients

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Bailee Henderson
February 5, 2025

If enacted during the New York State budget process in March, the Food Safety and Chemical Disclosure Act would require food companies to disclose their use of any “Generally Recognized as Safe” (GRAS) ingredients, and would ban some additives and dyes from foods sold or made in New York or in its schools.


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California Continues Targeting Food Additives, Dyes With Executive Order on Ultra-Processed Foods

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Bailee Henderson
January 6, 2025

California Governor Gavin Newsom has issued an executive order that mandates state agencies explore the safety of ultra-processed foods, food dyes, and "generally recognized as safe" (GRAS) ingredients, and recommend actions to mitigate the adverse health effects.


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Ep. 184. Hottest Topics of 2024: Outbreaks, Food Chemicals, FDA Changes, and More

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
December 24, 2024

In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we discuss the top food safety stories of 2024 and their implications, including high-profile foodborne illness outbreaks, the ongoing avian flu outbreak in poultry and dairy cattle, FDA’s Human Foods Program restructuring, rising concerns and evolving legislation around food additives and chemical contaminants, and other topics.


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FDA Reminds Industry That Psychoactive Amanita muscaria Mushroom is Not Approved for Food Use

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
December 20, 2024

After a poisoning outbreak linked to “legal” mushroom-based edibles sold across the country, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has informed industry that the mushroom Amanita muscaria is not authorized for use as an ingredient in food.


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‘Toxic Free Food Act’ Would Close FDA GRAS ‘Loophole’ Allowing Potentially Toxic Additives in Food

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Bailee Henderson
September 26, 2024

Rep. Rosa DeLauro’s Toxic Free Food Act would require the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to overhaul the “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS) process, calling it a “loophole” that allows substances to secretly enter the food supply without adequate safety review.


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