GRAS Flavoring Substances 21

R.L. SMITH, S.M. COHEN, J. DOULL, V.J. FERON, J.I. GOODMAN, L.J. MARNETT, P.S. PORTOGHESE, W.J. WADDELL, B.M. WAGNER,

T.B. ADAMS

May 1, 2003

The Expert Panel of the Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association continues to perform its function of rigorously evaluating the safety of flavoring substances under conditions of intended use. Formed more than 40 years ago, the Expert Panel has maintained a program to respond to the provision in the 1958 Food Additives Amendment [Public Law 85-929, 72 Stat. 1784 (1958), codified at 21 USC Section 348 (1988)] to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that exempted from food additive status …

Table 1—Primary names (in boldfaced capital letters, listed alphabetically) and synonyms (in lower case)

Table 1—Primary names and synonyms, continued

Table 2—Use levels for new FEMA GRAS flavoring substances on which the FEMA Expert Panel based its judgments that the substances are generally recognized as safe (GRAS) Table 3—Updated use levels for flavoring substances previously recognized as FEMA GRAS. Superscript a represents a new use level.