Determining the GRAS Status of Flavors

According to the 1958 Food Additives Amendment to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, any substance intentionally added to food is a food additive subject to premarket review and approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unless it is generally recognized, among qualified experts, as having been adequately shown to be safe under the conditions of its intended use or is otherwise excluded from the definition of a food additive. Currently, qualified experts using scientific…