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

[1970-75]

GRAS /gras/ (US)

Generally recognized as safe (used to designate an officially approved food additive)

GRAS «gras», noun.

Generally Recognized as Safe (used by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a label for food ingredients not considered harmful or dangerous): »

The list of GRAS food additives…included table salt, chemical preservatives, vinegar, and baking powder (William Spector).

abbr. generally recognized as safe; an FDA label for substances not known to be health hazards

obs. form of grace, grass, graze.