The firms usually use their own employees, consultants, or experts whom they select and pay to make the safety decision with no disclosure or apparent efforts to minimize the inherent conflicts of interest.
As a result, companies have determined that an estimated 1,000 chemicals are generally recognized as safe and have used them without notifying the agency. FDA has interpreted the law as imposing no obligation on firms to tell the agency of any GRAS decisions. The cause of this breakdown in our food safety regulatory process is an outdated law with two significant problems:įirst, the law contains an exemption intended for common food ingredients manufacturers have used this exception to go to market without agency review on the grounds that the additive used is “generally recognized as safe,” or GRAS, in regulatory parlance. With more than 10,000 additives allowed in food, Pew's research found that the FDA regulatory system is plagued with systemic problems, which prevent the agency from ensuring that their use is safe. This report summarizes our findings and provides recommendations to address the problems that we identified. We held five expert workshops and published six reports in peer-reviewed journals. Relying on a transparent process that engaged stakeholders, Pew examined food additive issues in partnership with the food industry, the public interest community, and the federal government, including the U.S. Overviewįrom 2010 to 2013, The Pew Charitable Trusts conducted a comprehensive assessment of the federal food additives regulatory program. Pew examined food additive issues in partnership with the food industry, the public interest community, and the federal government.
The Pew Charitable Trusts conducted a comprehensive assessment of the federal food additives regulatory program.
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