A group of scientists from the HEEDS Elders Working Group has submitted comments to the U.S. FDA on a Citizen Petition from the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) that “the FDA define key terms essential to consider the cumulative effect of a food additive, food contact substance, generally recognized as safe substance, or color additive, taking into account any chemically- or pharmacologically-related substances in the diet, when assessing safety as required by law.”
See the petition and submit comments here. Our comments are available to view here.