Bill · S. 2341· Senate(119-S-2341)
Ensuring Safe and Toxic-Free Foods Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 7/17/2025
- Last activity
- 7/17/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sponsored by
- Edward Markey
- Cosponsors
- - 4 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Ensuring Safe and Toxic-Free Foods Act of 2025 aims to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act regarding substances generally recognized as safe (GRAS). It imposes new requirements for manufacturers to submit notices and supporting safety information to the Secretary. The bill requires the Secretary to review these notices and provides a mechanism for the Secretary to object to certain determinations. Additionally, the Act mandates that the Secretary reassess the safety of various food substances every three years. This includes establishing conditions for safe use and potentially requiring more data from manufacturers.
Yes· 3 of 7
Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?+7
The bill enhances consumer safety by requiring stricter transparency and safety assessments for food additives.
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+6
The bill requires manufacturer information and FDA decisions to be made public on the FDA website.
Would children be better off under this?+5
Stricter food safety standards provide better protection for children against toxic food substances.
The opposite
Would business owners be better off under this?-3
The bill imposes new regulatory compliance costs and mandatory safety reassessments for food manufacturers.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?-2
The increased documentation and safety reporting requirements may impose higher regulatory costs on manufacturers.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Transparency: The Secretary must make manufacturer notices and supporting information publicly available on the FDA website, allowing for public comment for at least 60 days (Section 2(a)(3)(B)).
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Stricter Safety Standards: The bill requires manufacturers to provide detailed information regarding cumulative effects, hazard, dose response, exposure, and safety factors (Section 2(a)(3)(B)).
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Protection Against Specific Risks: The definition of GRAS specifically excludes substances found to be carcinogenic or those showing evidence of reproductive or developmental toxicity (Section 2(g)(4)(B)).
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Mandatory Safety Reassessments: The Secretary is required to reassess the safety of at least 10 substances or classes of substances every three years to ensure they remain safe (Section 3(a)(1)).
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Expert Integrity: The bill requires that any data provided by an expert must come from an expert who does not have a conflict of interest (Section 2(a)(3)(c)(2)(B)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Regulatory Burden on Manufacturers: Manufacturers must submit detailed documentation, including full reports of investigations and information on methods and controls, to justify a substance being considered safe (Section 2(a)(3)(B)).
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Potential for New Data Requirements: During safety reassessments, the Secretary may require manufacturers to provide additional data or conduct new evaluations of their substances (Section 3(a)(2)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+6Increases Federal Power+4
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Children+5Good For Low Income Households+2Good For Middle Class Households+2Good For Business Owners-3
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Consumer Protection+7Improves Small Business Support-2
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Environmental Protections+5
- 12/2/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/17/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
Richard BlumenthalDemocrat · Connecticut
Cory BookerDemocrat · New Jersey
Alex PadillaDemocrat · California
Elizabeth WarrenDemocrat · Massachusetts