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Everything2 -GRAS does not have much on this topic.
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Wikipedia -GRAS does not have much either.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GRAS


GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe)

GRAS is one of four legal categories set up by Congress under the 1958 Food Additives Amendment to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).

Summary of All GRAS Notices summary tables that provides information about GRAS notices received within each year since 1998, when FDA received its first GRAS notice.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~rdb/opa-gras.html

Background Information for Consumers includes Food and Color Additives, Fat Substitutes (Olestra), Food Irradiation , Food Packaging, MSG (MonoSodium Glutemate), Preservatives, Sweetners and Sulfites.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/opa-bckg.html

GRAS FAQ a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) is intended to be a convenient place to find answers to common questions about the food ingredient classification known as "generally recognized as safe" or "GRAS."
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/grasguid.html


As listed in the GRAS FAQ under:

Partial GRAS List

16.   Does FDA have a list of substances that are used in food on the basis of the GRAS provision?

FDA has several lists of GRAS substances.  Importantly, these lists are not all-inclusive.  Because the use of a GRAS substance is not subject to premarket review and approval by FDA, it is impracticable to list all substances that are used in food on the basis of the GRAS provision.



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