What is Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) status?
In order for a new food or beverage ingredient to enter the U.S. food supply, the ingredient must either be a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved food additive or GRAS. The quality and quantity of scientific evidence required for a substance to achieve GRAS status are the same as for FDA food additive approval. For GRAS, however, there is a general knowledge requirement and acceptance of that knowledge by qualified scientists. Publication in a peer reviewed scientific journal is the mechanism normally used to establish that the necessary scientific information is generally available.
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