gras
gras — noun
1. A status given by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to food ingredients that
A status given by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to food ingredients that experts generally agree are safe for their intended use, based either on a long history of use in food or on publicly available scientific research — meaning the substance does not require separate government approval before being marketed.
The FDA granted GRAS status to the new food additive after reviewing the safety data.
GRAS + noun: GRAS status
Noa's company submitted a GRAS notification for their plant-based protein ingredient.
verb collocation: submit a GRAS notification
Manufacturers must determine whether their substance meets GRAS criteria before adding it to food products.
Élise checked the FDA database to see if the preservative appeared on the GRAS list.
Certain spices and flavorings have been classified as GRAS for decades without incident.
文法句型
GRAS + noun (status, criteria, list, notification)
classified / recognized as GRAS
用法筆記
Frequently used attributively before nouns such as status, notification, list, determination, and exemption. The term is specific to U.S. food regulation; other countries use different safety frameworks for food additives.