late 2016, the FDA finalized a rule that allows food companies to determine if their ingredients are GRAS without having to wait, sometimes for years, for the FDA to conduct its own studies. The new rule was condemned by groups like the Consumers Union, which argued in favor of modifications to the rule that would’ve required independent experts to conclude if an ingredient is GRAS rather than let the food company conduct its own studies to make that determination on its own. The FDA retains the ability to challenge any ingredient’s GRAS designation, but the company itself now makes that
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