GRAS Oversight and Transparency Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
Introduced
Summary
Re-review of pre-2000 GRAS food ingredients. This bill would create a GRAS Review Board at HHS/FDA to re-evaluate manufacturer-made "generally recognized as safe" (GRAS) designations and recommend revocations when evidence does not show safety.
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- Food manufacturers would face a mandatory reporting duty. They would have 90 days after enactment to identify any covered pre-2000 GRAS designations and could face civil penalties or have ingredients treated as unapproved additives if they fail to comply.
- Consumers and households could see some ingredients pulled from the market. The Board would flag substances "not shown to be safe," give manufacturers 180 days to submit safety evidence, and the Secretary would set timelines for stopping distribution and recalls as needed.
- Federal agencies and transparency would increase. The Board would include voting members from FDA, USDA, EPA, and others, plus two non-voting experts, and must publish reports with tiered deadlines: tier 1 in 2 years, tier 2 in 4 years, and tier 3 in 10 years; the Board expires after 10 years.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Federal review of pre-2000 GRAS claims
If enacted, this bill would create a GRAS Review Board at FDA to recheck manufacturer GRAS claims made before 2000. The Board would include HHS and Agriculture Secretaries, several FDA and USDA officials, and two non-voting experts. The Board would sort covered GRAS claims into three tiers and must finish tier 1 in 2 years, tier 2 in 4 years, and tier 3 in 10 years. Food manufacturers would have 90 days after enactment to tell the Board which pre-2000 GRAS claims they made. If the Board finds a substance not shown to be safe, it would notify the Secretary and Congress and recommend revocation; the Secretary would give identified manufacturers 180 days to submit safety evidence before final revocation and must set timelines for stopping sales and recalls. The Board would run for 10 years and members would serve unpaid five-year terms.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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