Federal Regulation of Substances Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) and the Use of Carbon Monoxide in Packaging for Meat and Fish.

Provides overview of FDA regulation of food additives and Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) substances, which are exempt from the premarket approval process for food additives. Discusses FDA 1997 proposed rule to create notification procedure for GRAS substances, and presents statistics on FDA GRA...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Food adulteration and inspection. Meat. Poultry industry. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides overview of FDA regulation of food additives and Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) substances, which are exempt from the premarket approval process for food additives. Discusses FDA 1997 proposed rule to create notification procedure for GRAS substances, and presents statistics on FDA GRAS notices. Addresses roles of USDA and FDA regarding review of substances used in the production of meat and poultry products; examines GRAS notices concerning intended uses of carbon monoxide; and outlines legislative proposals in the 110th Congress.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.