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Re:Feds announce final e-cigarette rule that nearly bans them by Karunamon on Thursday May 05, 2016 @11:19AM (#11636853)
What about "generally recognized as safe", which is a category I think most foods fall into unless evidence directly to the contrary surfaces?
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Re:Feds announce final e-cigarette rule that nearly bans them by kolinko on Thursday May 05, 2016 @11:39AM (#11637053)
Sugar is generally recognised as unsafe, addictive and unhealthy. Tens of millions of people suffer from it.
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Re:Feds announce final e-cigarette rule that nearly bans them by yaks_hairbrush on Thursday May 05, 2016 @12:48PM (#11637697)
You're not speaking the same language as your parent commenter. "Generally Recognized As Safe" (GRAS) is an FDA designation, and not a literal phrase. High Fructose Corn Syrup, for example, is GRAS.
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Re:Feds announce final e-cigarette rule that nearly bans them by Karunamon on Thursday May 05, 2016 @12:57PM (#11637783)
And yet, we need it to survive.
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