Burcon NutraScience self-affirms GRAS status for pea proteins
Burcon NutraScience Corp. has announced that its Peazazz and Peazac pea proteins have received self-affirmed Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) status, and the company has officially submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a formal GRAS Notification dossier.
Burcon NutraScience Corp. has announced that its Peazazz and Peazac pea proteins have received self-affirmed Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) status, and the company has officially submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a formal GRAS Notification dossier. Burcon engaged experts to proactively gather and provide the scientific evidence necessary to affirm this designation recognizing Burcon’s Peazazz and Peazac pea proteins as safe.
For a substance to be considered GRAS, scientific data and information about the intended use of the substance must be widely known and there must be a consensus among qualified experts that the data and information establish the substance is safe under the conditions of its intended use. GRAS status is the standard set by the FDA for food ingredients to be accepted for use in foods and beverages.
With this announcement, Burcon’s Peazazz and Peazac are officially affirmed GRAS. Burcon has chosen to also pursue GRAS Notification for Peazazz and Peazac. This is an additional voluntary procedure whereby a company informs the FDA of its determination that the use of a substance is GRAS. A substance is GRAS notified when, after reviewing the GRAS notification, the FDA responds with a no objection letter indicating that it is satisfied with the submission.