GRAS

American  

[gras] / græs /

1. generally recognized as safe: a status label assigned by the FDA to a listing of substances GRAS list not known to be hazardous to health and thus approved for use in foods.

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Etymology

Origin of GRAS

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Further, the SEC monitors market practices through examinations and collaboration with FINRA, targeting the misconduct that led to GRAS.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Food and Drug Administration, following years of back-and-forth, declined to challenge findings voluntarily presented by the company that the cooked product is “generally recognized as safe,” or GRAS.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2018

In a proposal, the agency said trans fats no longer should be among ingredients in the largely unregulated category known as “generally recognized as safe,” or GRAS.

From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2015

The law allows food companies to bypass a lengthy government-led safety review if they can establish that their ingredients are “generally recognized as safe,” or GRAS, for their intended use.

From Time • Jun. 9, 2015

He added that FDA would benefit from having access to the scientific evidence companies use to determine that an ingredient is GRAS.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2013