Sep 8, 2025 | Dietary Supplements, FDA and USDA Regulatory Update, Foods
Heads-up: Front-of-Pack labels, GRAS changes, and supplement definition update FDA has signaled three significant rulemakings in the Unified Agenda that could affect food and dietary supplement companies. These are not official final rules—but they’re far enough along...
Jan 30, 2023 | FDA and USDA Regulatory Update, Foods
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final guidance titled Best Practices for Convening a GRAS Panel. Although in most cases general recognition of safety can be supported without convening a GRAS panel, this guidance provides information to those...
Feb 28, 2022 | Foods, Issue of the Month
By Shawna Lemke, EAS Independent Consultant The noble pursuit of ensuring food safety is as old as time. Historians find evidence as far back as ancient Egypt and Rome of dietary laws, labeling and inspections put in place at least in part to address food safety. In...
Dec 1, 2019 | Did You Know, EASeNews, Foods
As innovative food companies develop an array of products to satisfy a discerning consumer, the question of whether food additives intended for use in those products are safe for their intended uses. According to FDA, “GRAS” is an acronym for the...
