Many packaging materials, past and present, are generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which quickly clears the way for the products to be used commercially. However, the GRAS review process itself has...

Many packaging materials are used on the basis that they are “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a process which can quickly clear the way for products to be used commercially. However, the GRAS...