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GENERALEMENT RECONNU COMME [1 record]

Record 1 2018-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Additives
  • Regulations and Standards (Food)
CONT

A substance that will be added to food is subject to premarket approval by FDA [Food and Drug Administration] unless it is generally recognized, among qualified experts, to be safe under the conditions of its intended use (GRAS is the acronym for generally recognized as safe).

Key term(s)
  • generally recognised as safe

French

Domaine(s)
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Réglementation et normalisation (Alimentation)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aditivos alimentarios
  • Reglamentación y normalización (Alimentación)
CONT

[...] los sorbatos, compuestos antimicrobianos, están tipificados como GRAS, sigla que le da al producto la patente de "generalmente reconocido como seguro" para la salud, pero no por ello dejan de ser sustancias artificiales, con todas las implicancias que ello tiene.

OBS

GRAS por sus siglas en inglés.

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