FDA proposal would bring new insights on additives used by food companiesIn the U.S., an estimated 10,000 additives are allowed in food, including thickeners, preservatives and packaging ingredients. FDA’s Diamantas stressed Monday that the new policy would not require all new ingredients to undergo FDA review. Kennedy said the Trump administration would ask Congress to grant FDA additional powers over food ingredients. The process has created a “secret GRAS loophole,” according to the consumer advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest, that “undermines the integrity of our food safety system.” Food industry officials contend their internal reviews of additives are as rigorous as the FDA’s own processes.