Food safety : FDA should strengthen Its oversight of food ingredients determined to be Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) : report to congressional requesters.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Food and Drug Administration--Rules and practice.

United States.

United States Food and Drug Administration.

United States. Food and Drug Administration.

Food industry and trade--United States--Safety measures.

Food industry and trade.

Food supply--United States--Safety measures.

Food supply.

Food Inspection--standards.

Food Contamination--prevention & control.

Food industry and trade--Safety measures.

Medical Subjects:

United States Food and Drug Administration.

Food Inspection--standards.

Food Contamination--prevention & control.

United States.

Genre:

Rules and practice.

Statistics

Rules

Statistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 69 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

FDA should strengthen Its oversight of food ingredients determined to be Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS)

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2010]

Summary:

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is responsible for ensuring the safety of most of the U.S. food supply, is not required to review substances, such as spices and preservatives, added to food that are generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for their intended use. Currently, companies may determine a substance is GRAS without FDA's approval or knowledge. However, a few substances previously considered GRAS have later been banned; and concerns have been raised about the safety of other GRAS substances, including those containing engineered nanomaterials, materials manufactured at a tiny scale to take advantage of novel properties. GAO was asked to review the extent to which (1) FDA's oversight of new GRAS determinations helps ensure the safety of these substances, (2) FDA ensures the continued safety of current GRAS substances, and (3) FDA's approach to regulating engineered nanomaterials in GRAS substances helps ensure the safety of the food supply. GAO reviewed FDA data on GRAS substances and interviewed a range of stakeholders, among other things.

Notes:

Title from title caption (GAO, viewed Apr. 16, 2010).

"February 2010."

Includes bibliographical references.

"GAO-10-246."

ISBN:

9781116259469

111625946X

OCLC:

607590694