title: Just a Spoonful of Sugar Will Land You Six Feet Underground: Should the Food and Drug Administration Revoke Added Sugar's GRAS Status?
abstract: This article assesses whether added sugar meets FDA's standard to be generally recognized as safe ("GRAS"). If added sugar is not GRAS, then manufacturers are subject to premarket approval prior to using added sugar in their products. This article advocates that FDA should issue a Federal Register notice determining that added sugar is not GRAS, allowing FDA to regulate the amount of added sugar used in processed foods, decreasing the health adversities that stem from added sugar consumption.
authors.forename: Melissa Marie
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Card
authors.forename: John Francis
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Abela
mesh_terms: D019422:Dietary Sucrose; D005503:Food Additives; D019649:Food Industry; D006801:Humans; D007881:Legislation, Food; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration
chemical_list: D019422:Dietary Sucrose; D005503:Food Additives