Tag: GRAS
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Two Suits Claim Deceptive Labeling and Advertising of Salt-and-Vinegar Chips
A California couple has filed two putative class actions alleging that the makers of Lay’s® and Pringles® salt-and-vinegar flavored chips mislabel and deceptively advertise their products, leading customers to believe the chips are naturally flavored when they actually contain artificial chemical flavorings. Allred v. Kellogg, No.17-1354 (S.D. Cal., removed to federal court July 5, 2017); Allred…
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Advocacy Groups Seek to Vacate FDA GRAS Rule
Five public advocacy groups have filed suit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking to vacate FDA’s “Substances Generally Recognized as Safe” (GRAS) rule, which allegedly allows “potentially unsafe food additives to be used in the food supply (human and animal) without FDA review,…
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FDA Warning Letter Targets Use of Stevia Leaf
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a July 31, 2015, warning letter targeting the use of whole stevia leaf in food and beverages. Issued to Ten Ren Tea Co. of San Francisco, Ltd., the letter claims that tea products containing “Stevia leaf, tea bag cut” are adulterated under the Federal Food, Drug,…
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GMA Petitions FDA for Specific Uses of Trans Fat
The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) has petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) “to approve specific low-level uses of partially hydrogenated oil (PHOs) in food products.” According to an August 5, 2015, press release, the petition seeks approval to use PHOs for color, flavor and texture when “important for the production of safe food…
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FDA Revokes GRAS Status of Partially Hydrogenated Oils
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a determination revoking the generally recognized as safe (GRAS) status of partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), “the primary dietary source of industrially-produced trans fatty acids.” To comply with the declaratory order, food and beverage companies must remove PHOs from products by June 18, 2018, or request food…
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Advocacy Groups Seek to Ban Eight Substances Under Delaney Clause
A June 10, 2015, petition filed by consumer and environmental groups asks the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban the following synthetic substances widely used in baked goods, ice cream and beverages: (i) benzophenone (also known as diphenylketone); (ii) ethyl acrylate; (iii) eugenyl methyl ether (also known as 4-allylveratrole or methyl eugenol); (iv) myrcene…
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CSPI Challenges GRAS Approval Process
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) and other organizations have filed a regulatory comment challenging the approval process for substances generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for use in food products, arguing that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has weakened the GRAS standards to the point that they violate the Food…
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EWG Launches Campaign Against Foods Containing Propylparaben
An Environmental Working Group (EWG) investigation has reportedly concluded that 49 processed snack foods contain propylparaben, a preservative commonly found in cosmetic products. In light of its findings and various studies allegedly linking exposure to the chemical to decreased fertility and other hormone-related issues, EWG is urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to reconsider…