Product Labeling

According to the FDA, GRAS is an acronym for the phrase Generally Recognized As Safe. It means that any substance intentionally added to food is a food additive, subject to premarket review and approval by FDA, unless the substance is generally recognized among qualified experts as having been shown to be safe for its intended…

The FDA has given the following definition of the light food claim: for foods deriving more than 50 percent of calories from fat, the light product is reduced in fat by at least 50 percent; For foods having less than 50 percent of the calories from fat, the “light product” designation is either reduced in…