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More than 55 years have passed since the first Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA) Expert Panel began a program to assess the safety of flavor ingredients for their intended use in human food. Throughout that time, the primary objective of the FEMA GRAS™ program has been to evaluate whether materials nominated by the flavor industry can be considered “generally recognized as safe” …