Key facts
- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to announce a new initiative on Monday.
- The plan aims to address a long-standing loophole in food safety regulations.
- This loophole permits food companies to use certain chemicals without prior notification to federal regulators.
- The practice is referred to as 'generally recognized as safe' (GRAS).
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to announce a plan on Monday aimed at changing a decades-old loophole that has allowed food companies to use certain chemicals in their products without notifying federal regulators, according to The Washington Post. The practice, known as 'generally recognized as safe' (GRAS), allows companies to self-certify the safety of food chemicals or substances without strict government oversight. Overhauling this loophole has been a priority for Kennedy Jr.'s agenda.