Unpacking the 'Generally Recognized as Safe' System: What is the food additive loophole?
                                
                                
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                                Since 2000, nearly 99% of new food chemicals have entered the US market through a process of industry self-approval, circumventing standard regulatory review. This troubling process exploits a policy known as the 'Generally Recognized as Safe' (GRAS) exemption, creating what is widely referred to as the food additive loophole.