date:Nov 12, 2012
about the safety of the notified substance); or
The response letter states that the agency has, at the notifiers request, ceased to evaluate the GRAS notice.
FDAs GRAS Notice Inventory logs this activity, including whether an FDA letter has been issued.
Critics argue that GRAS is too much of a self-certification process, allowing voluntarily withdrawals if challenged and not producing enough public information. The Food Additive Project at The Pew Charitable Health Trusts found about 1,0