GRAS Oversight and Transparency Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Jan 30, 2026
What it does
The GRAS Oversight and Transparency Act would establish a board within the Department of Health and Human Services to review the validity of certain "generally recognized as safe" (GRAS) designations for food substances made by manufacturers prior to 2000, particularly those not previously submitted to the FDA for review. The board would categorize these designations by priority, assess their safety, and recommend revocation if a substance is not shown to be safe, with the Secretary of HHS having the authority to revoke such designations after providing manufacturers an opportunity to submit counter-evidence. The bill requires food manufacturers to disclose their pre-2000 GRAS designations,…
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