Out of 17 food ingredient safety reviews that couldn't be approved, most were turned down not because they were dangerous, but because the companies didn't provide enough proof that scientists generally agree they're safe.

1

Pro

0

Against

Evidence from Studies

Supporting (1)

1

Community contributions welcome

1

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

Narrative Review

2016 Aug

The study looked at why the FDA rejected some food safety notices and found that most were rejected because companies didn’t prove experts agreed the ingredient was safe—not because the ingredient was actually dangerous.

Contradicting (0)

0

Community contributions welcome

No contradicting evidence found

Gold Standard Evidence Needed

According to GRADE and EBM methodology, here is what ideal scientific evidence would look like to definitively prove or disprove this specific claim, ordered from strongest to weakest evidence.

Source Study

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

Score: 1

DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2016.06.011

Similar Assertions

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.

1

0

79%