Alliance for Natural Health: Exploring practical pathways to GRAS reform
17 Apr 2025 | Alliance for Natural Health
Dr. Robert Verkerk, scientific and executive director at the Alliance for Natural Health (ANH), unpacks his co-authored new white paper on reforming the GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) system. Rather than “throwing the baby out with the bathwater,” Verkerk and his team advocate for a more action-based, practical approach — defending the self-GRAS pathway while proposing a “safe harbor” for time-tested ingredients. The conversation delves into balancing innovation with safety, avoiding overregulation, and handling the politicization of food policy while rethinking how responsibility is shared in a more transparent, tiered-risk food system.
