generally recognized as safe, a regulatory designation in the United States.
Generally Recognized As Safe. FDA designation of the safety of a substance, often referred to as the "GRAS List." Substances that are not included in the GRAS List are either unsafe or their safety has not yet been determined.
Food ingredients not evaluated by theFDA-prescribed testing procedure fall under the regulatory status of GRAS. GRAS also includes commonfood ingredients that were used before the 1959 Food Additives Amendment to the Food, Drug and CosmeticAct was enacted.
Generally Recognized as Safe—referring to those food additives that meet the requirements of the Food and Drug Administration.
an acronym appearing on the label declaration which means the ingredients are "generally recognized as safe" on a FEMA list
A term used by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
GRAS is the regulatory status of food ingredients not evaluated by the FDA prescribed testing procedure. It also includes common food ingredients that were already in use when the 1959 Food Additives Amendment to the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act was enacted. Hh
enerally ecognized afe - substances intentionally added to food that do not require a formal premarket review by FDA to assure their safety, because their safety has been established by a long history of use in food. (from the FDA)
"Generally Recognized As Safe" -- a category of food additives designated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
An abbreviation used by the Food and Drug Administration.
Generally Recognized As Safe; a list established by Congress to cover substances added to food.
Generally Recognized as Safe. A regulatory category created for a group of food additives that are exempted from the more rigorous FDA requirements. A substance is accorded GRAS status, if it is generally recognized by experts qualified by scientific training and experience to evaluate its safety, as having been adequately shown through scientific procedures or experience based on common use in food to be safe under the conditions of its intended use.
Designation for materials listed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as "generally regarded as safe."
Generally Recognized as Safe. Designation by the FDA that a chemical or substance (including certain pesticides) added to food is considered safe by experts, and so is exempted from the usual FFDCA food additive tolerance requirements.
