Posts Tagged ‘toxicology’

Jesus Summons Matthew to Leave the Tax Office, painting by Jan van Hemessen / WikiArt

Will This Business-Friendly Administration Restrict GRAS?

March 16, 2025 — A regulatory detail deep within the thicket of FDA rules is getting sharp attention. This week, HHS Secretary RFK Jr. asked FDA to find a way to restrict something called GRAS. That stands for generally recognized as safe. Right now, a food company can “self certify” that a chemical food additive is GRAS. Then they […]

The Long Goodbye to Brominated Vegetable Oil

November 4, 2023 — It only took half a century. Back in 1970, the FDA decided that brominated vegetable oil could no longer have GRAS – generally recognized as safe – status. This week the agency announced it plans to ban this additive to many citrus flavored drinks. The long goodbye to brominated vegetable oil  (BVO) will not be […]