It’s time to revamp the FDA’s “generally recognized as safe,” or GRAS, program that allows companies to add untested ingredients to food, the Health and Human Services secretary says. That may be difficult to do.

However, fresh evidence from the HHS’ watchdog shows the problem is not a pushover FDA. If anything, the problem is a risk-averse agency too eager to say “no.” The Trump administration needs to make sure patients continue to have access to the life-saving treatments they need.

The nation's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is taking steps to tighten oversight of chemicals in the U.S. food supply, a key component of his “Make America Healthy Again” agenda. On March 10,