-- OPINION --

State leadership vs. a patchwork of regulations sums up of the controversy over the “FRESH Act” in a single phrase.

Due to its controversial provisions on federal food regulations superseding the states, amended GRAS allowances, and chemical ingredients, the proposed FDA Review and Evaluation for

The FRESH and Affordable Foods Act would
preempt, retroactively and prospectively, state food chemical laws.

Federal law allows food companies to use chemicals designated as Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) without having them subject to review by the Food and Drug Administration. The New York law would help close that loophole.