美国公共卫生杂志的一项研究显示,美国FDA的自我监管方法允许危险物质在食品供应中存在不充分的监督. Study in American Journal of Public Health reveals US FDA's self-regulation approach allows hazardous substances in food supply with inadequate oversight.

美国公共卫生杂志的一项研究发现,美国食品和药物管理局的无动于衷的做法, 允许食品行业的添加剂进入食品供应. A study in the American Journal of Public Health finds that the US FDA's hands-off approach to self-regulation of food industry additives allows hazardous substances to enter the food supply. 美国食品和药物管理局允许公司决定哪些成分是"普遍认可的安全" (GRAS),以及是否与美国食品和药物管理局分享安全数据. The FDA permits companies to decide which ingredients are "generally recognized as safe" (GRAS), and whether to share safety data with the FDA. 这导致食品供应中存在数百到数千种未知安全数据的物质,FDA缺乏资源和战略来审查现有的食品添加剂和GRAS物质. This has resulted in hundreds to thousands of substances with unknown safety data in the food supply, and the FDA lacking resources and strategies to review existing food additives and GRAS substances. 研究建议FDA和国会采取行动改善监督. The study recommends the FDA and Congress take actions to improve oversight.