The Lacuna Project

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Center for Food Safety

Findings that rest on exhibits naming this entity

  • AGR-1.3: The Center for Food Safety and the Environmental Defense Fund challenged FDA's 2016 GRAS rule in the Southern District of New York. According to the Congressional Research Service, the court granted summary judgment to FDA because FDA's reading of the Act was reasonable, and the plaintiffs did not appeal.
  • AGR-1.11: FDA's proposed rule of 11 August 2026 would require GRAS notices for substances purported to be GRAS, with a one-year streamlined submission for substances already on the market. The rule creates no premarket approval, lets companies market a substance before notifying and while FDA reviews the notice, and makes failure to notify "a factor" in FDA's prioritization for post-market review.

Exhibits naming this entity

  • Exhibit 572 5 October 2026. Congressional Research Service: Food Additives and GRAS Substances: A Legal Framework (CRS Legal Sidebar LSB11445)