Bill > S4316

This bill aims to update and clarify the rules around substances that are generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for use in food. The key provisions are: 1. Requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publish a revised rule on GRAS substances within one year, prohibiting manufacturers from marketing or selling a substance as GRAS unless the Secretary has made a final determination that the manufacturer has provided sufficient notice and supporting information. 2. Establishing an Office of Food Chemical Safety Reassessment within the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition to systematically reassess the safety of food additives, GRAS substances, and other classes of food chemicals at least once every 3 years, with the first 10 substances to be reassessed including perfluoroalkyl substances, phthalates, bisphenols, and certain food additives. 3. Providing criteria for the Secretary to deem a substance or class of substances as unsafe, including if it has been found to induce cancer or reproductive/developmental toxicity when ingested. 4. Requiring the establishment of a Food Chemical Committee within the FDA's Science Board to advise the Secretary on the standards and process for the safety reassessments.