New York passed the Food Safety and Chemical Disclosure Act (S.1239F/A.1556F), advancing the legislation to the governor for signature.
If enacted, the legislation would prohibit the use of three food additives in foods sold within the state:
1.FD&C Red No. 3,
2.potassium bromate, and
3.propylparaben.
In addition to the additive restrictions, the bill would establish the first mandatory state-level public disclosure framework in the United States for substances that companies have self-affirmed as “Generally Recognized as Safe” (GRAS).
Under the proposal, companies making self-GRAS determinations would be required to publicly disclose safety-related information associated with those substances, increasing transparency around ingredients that have not undergone formal premarket approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The legislation reflects growing regulatory scrutiny in the United States over food additive safety and the self-GRAS pathway, particularly for substances evaluated internally by manufacturers without mandatory FDA review.