Better FDA Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3122 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3122 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require notifications to the Food and Drug Administration regarding food substances generally recognized as safe, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 6, 2025 Mr. Marshall (for himself, Mrs. Britt, and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require notifications to the Food and Drug Administration regarding food substances generally recognized as safe, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Better Food Disclosure Act of 2025'' or the ``Better FDA Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. MANDATORY REPORTING OF SUBSTANCES GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS SAFE. (a) In General.--Chapter IV of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 409 the following: ``SEC. 409A. FOOD SUBSTANCES GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS SAFE. ``(a) In General.--Beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of the Better Food Disclosure Act of 2025, a food substance generally recognized as safe shall, with respect to any particular use or intended use, be deemed to be unsafe for the purposes of the application of clause (2)(C) of section 402(a), unless-- ``(1) the Secretary includes the food substance on the list described in subsection (c); or ``(2) the food substance is under review under subsection (e)(1)(A) and the Secretary has not yet made a final dete