Gras Status

Landkind announces GRAS status for biosynthesized salidroside

06-Jan-2023 By Hank Schultz

DoubleRainbow Biosciences subsidiary Landkind has announced self affirmed GRAS status for its LK-01 Pure Salidroside ingredient.

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FDA has no objections for GRAS status of BeniCaros carrot-derived immune ingredient

27-Apr-2022 By Stephen Daniells

Netherlands-based NutriLeads has received a letter of no objection from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status of its upcycled immune health ingredient, BeniCaros.

As a result of GRAS process FDA has no idea of what's on market, say paper's authors

08-Apr-2021 By Hank Schultz

A recent paper claims FDA is in the dark as to how many new ingredients have come onto the market via the GRAS process. Only limited progress has been made in the decade since a Congressional report first raised the issue and directed the Agency to make...

Kaneka gets no objection GRAS letter from FDA for Cardio Probiotic combination

16-Feb-2021 By Stephen Daniells

Kaneka Probiotics has received a letter of no objection from the US FDA for the GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status of its Cardio Probiotic L. plantarum combination.

Naturex’s Turmipure Gold to enter US food and beverage market following GRAS status

21-Jan-2020 By Danielle Masterson

Naturex, a plant extraction and ingredient developer, has obtained self-affirmed GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) designation for its turmeric extract, Turmipure Gold.

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Kaneka gets GRAS status on baby probiotic

18-Dec-2019 By Hank Schultz

Kaneka has announced self affirmed GRAS status on its Baby Colic probiotic dietary supplement meant to ease babies through gut discomfort episodes.

FDA has no objections to GRAS status of Spanish firm’s hesperidin

11-Mar-2019 By Adi Menayang

Spanish firm Interquim SA, part of the pharmaceutical company Ferrer, announced that the FDA has no objections to the company’s Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) claim for its standardized orange extract.

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Pomegranate extract ingredient Pomella gets self-affirmed GRAS

26-Oct-2017

The commercial pomegranate extract Pomella, made by Verdure Sciences, has obtained self-affirmed Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status, the company announced.

innoVactiv self-affirms GRAS status for InSea2 ingredient

18-Sep-2017

Canada-based innoVactic has announced that its InSea2 ingredient obtained self-affirmed Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status following a comprehensive evaluation by an independent panel of experts.

DolCas gets ‘good day letter’ from FDA for GRAS status of BCM- 95 curcumin

28-Jul-2017

The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a ‘No Questions’ response letter to DolCas BioTech, LLC, for its BCM-95 turmeric extract.

DolCas self-affirms GRAS status for BCM-95

14-Sep-2016

The BCM-95 turmeric extract is Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) for use in foods, dietary supplements and medical foods, says DolCas Biotech, which markets the ingredient.

TeaCrine poised to rev up market size post self-affirmed GRAS

24-Aug-2016 By Adi Menayang

Compound Solutions, the company behind nature identical theacrine called TeaCrine, is aiming to make cognitive plus energy products more mainstream.

GRAS status will boost benfotiamine, XSTO says

29-Jan-2013 By Hank Schultz

Benfotiamine, a form of thiamine or vitamin B1, has been on the market for decades.  So what makes BenfoPure, a branded form of the ingredient now represented by XSTO Solutions, special? The differentiator, said XSTO’s Dan Murray, is in the details.

ChromaDex gets GRAS status for pterostilbene ingredient

07-Jun-2011 By Stephen Daniells

ChromaDex Corporation has achieved GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status for its ingredient pTeroPure-branded pterostilbene ingredient, a move that allows expansion into food and beverages.

ESM Technologies self-affirms GRAS for egg membrane ingredients

17-Sep-2010 By Stephen Daniells

Missouri-based ESM Technologies has self-affirmed the Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) status for its patented, clinically proven ingredient, allowing it to expand into food and beverages.

ENI gets GRAS for L-Theanine

03-Jun-2010 By Lorraine Heller

Ethical Naturals Inc (ENI) has received GRAS status for its L-Theanine ingredient, which the firm says will help its uptake in the world of functional beverages.

TSI bolsters self-affirmed GRAS status of joint health suite

03-Jun-2010 By Shane Starling

Montana-based TSI Health Sciences confirmed self-affirmed GRAS status for its chondroitin sulfate sodium offerings, as proposed regulatory changes increase demand for GRAS status for certain ingredients.

GRAS approval for supplement tabletting agent

19-May-2010 By Mike Stones

Cognis, global nutritional ingredients and specialty chemicals supplier, has achieved GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) status for its tabletting agent Texapon K 12 P PH, a pharmaceutical grade sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS).

Sabinsa self-affirms GRAS for probiotic ingredient

06-Jan-2009 By staff reporter

Sabinsa has self-affirmed the GRAS status of its probiotic LactoSpore ingredient, giving an extra layer of assurance that it is safe for use in food and beverage products, as well as supplements.