The following announcement was published by the FDA on October 15, 2010
FDA Announces Letter to Industry on Marketing of
Animal Food Substances as Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS)
October 15, 2010
The Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) announced today the availability of a letter to suppliers of animal food
ingredients and manufacturers of animal food. The letter explains the legal
framework for marketing a substance as Generally Recognized As Safe, or GRAS,
for use in animal food.
As FDA explains in the letter, a
firm may market a substance as GRAS for use in animal food based on the firm’s
own determination, not FDA’s determination. However, the firm markets the
substance at its own risk. If FDA does not agree with the firm and determines
that the use of the substance is not GRAS, the agency may take action against
the firm and the substance being marketed.