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Which of the following food additives does NOT have generally recognized as safe (GRAS) status?

A. Sodium chloride
B. Plant Sterols
C. Allspice
D. Sucralose

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Final answer:

Among the listed food additives, Sodium chloride, Plant Sterols, Allspice, and Sucralose all have GRAS status. Therefore, none of these additives lack GRAS status.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks which of the following food additives does NOT have a Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status: A. Sodium chloride B. Plant Sterols C. Allspice D. Sucralose. Although sucralose was approved by the FDA, under GRAS, only certain high-purity stevia glycoside extracts are recognized as safe since 2008, not the whole plant or crude extracts, which can include stevia leaf. That being said, the correct answer is none of the options listed, as all listed additives A. Sodium chloride, B. Plant Sterols, C. Allspice, and D. Sucralose do have GRAS status.

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