Federal law allows food companies to use chemicals designated as Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) without having them subject to review by the Food and Drug Administration. The New York law would help close that loophole.
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The state Assembly in New York has approved a law targeting food chemicals that are generally recognized as safe (GRAS).
The New York Food Safety and Chemical Disclosure Act (S1239/A1556) establishes a web database of safety assessments for food chemicals used in New York, which will have national implications for disclosing safety assessments that food companies have been able to keep secret since 1958.
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