Food companies are trying to beat the federal government’s push to make chemicals in food more transparent. The 300+ members of the Grocery Manufacturers Association has launched an initiative that will give the FDA access to a database of food companies’ safety information for chemicals and other ingredients used in processed foods in an effort to improve the safety and transparency of ingredients used in food products.
Politico reports the FDA has come under increasing pressure to review food chemicals, which it says are mostly self-approved by food companies.
