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# Draft Guide on GRAS Panel Best Practices
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/draft-guide-on-gras-panel-best-practices/
- Published: 2017-11-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T23:02:15.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5140148

*Federal Register* notice: FDA has made available a draft guidance on “Best Practices for Convening a GRAS Panel.” The document covers agency recommendations for convening a generally recognized as safe (GRAS) panel of experts to independently evaluate whether available scientific data, information, and methods establish that the substance is safe under the conditions of its intended use. To view the notice, click [here](https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-11-16/pdf/2017-24845.pdf?ref=fdaweb.com).