The FDA turned down 17 food safety notices because they didn’t have enough info. Only four of those had real safety worries, and three of those got approved later after the companies gave more data.

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A hard look at FDA's review of GRAS notices.

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The study looked at FDA’s review of food safety notices and found that out of 17 that were first turned down, only 4 had safety worries — and 3 of those got approved later when more info was given. That’s exactly what the claim says.

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A hard look at FDA's review of GRAS notices.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2016.06.011

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