date:Aug 25, 2016
dence shows that a substance is harmful to human health.
Inherent GRAS conflict of interest issues
When companies submit a GRAS notification, they must provide justification that the product is safe, demonstrating a consensus among scientific experts. Some of the time, companies do this by convening an expert panel of a few scientists to review the evidence. As it stands, the FDA does not require that food companies disclose the conflicts of interest of expert panel members or require that they