The 25th publication by the Expert Panel of the Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association provides an update on recent progress in the consideration of flavoring ingredients generally recognized as safe under the Food Additives Amendment.

About 1.3 billion tons of food are lost or wasted annually, and industrialized nations waste more food than developing countries. Encouraging households to reduce their volume of food waste and separate discarded food from the municipal waste stream for composting offers the potential to cut food waste and ultimately total municipal waste costs.