GRAS from the ground up: Review of the Interim Pilot Program for GRAS notification

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 105, Issue , 2017, Pages 140-150

  Paul R Hanlon, ^a   Frestedt, Joy ^b   Magurany, Kelly ^c  

^a ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b Minnesota Diet Research Center   (United States)

^c ConAgra Brands ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

FDA; Food additive; Food toxicology; Generally recognized as safe; GRAS

Indexed keywords

FOOD ADDITIVE;

ARTICLE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; LEGAL ASPECT; MARKETING; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PILOT STUDY; PRODUCT SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD ADDITIVES; FOOD SAFETY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 85017446392     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2017.03.064     Document Type: Article

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