Novel Food in the US and Canada. The United States DefinitionThere is no so-called Novel Food in the Unites States. The Unites States regulates the Novel Food category in the same way as managing some other normal food categories in accordance with the FDAs strategy of generally recognized as safe (GRAS) (21 CFR 170.30 & 170.35).There is no specific definition of GRAS. It refers to the food additive defined under F&D Act under which three points are highlighted:1. The substance is
