Ed Markey: “You do agree that's a separate issue and that that was something that the public should have been warned about, do you…”

The agency should also address the thousands of potential toxins already used that the GRAS loophole has rubberstamped since its creation.

In addition to mandatory notification of use outlined in this rule, the FDA should be using strong, science-based standards to independently review every chemical proposed for use in our food.

As with other efforts to erode federal civil rights oversight and enforcement, ED’s proposed rule is ‘like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet.’

I will continue fighting for my Health Over Wealth Act and to get private equity out of health care.