10.01.03
Activin® grape seed extract, manufactured by San Joaquin Valley Concentrates, Fresno, CA, has received generally recognized as safe (GRAS) status from FDA. Activin is approved as an antioxidant and/or emulsifier for use in a variety of food categories, including carbonated beverages, fruit juices, breakfast cereals, health bars, fats and oils, milk, ice cream and frozen yogurt. The FDA reviewed scientific data on product composition, method of manufacture and metabolism of proanthocyanidins, which are the active components in grape seed extract. The FDA also reviewed clinical and nutritional studies, which found that ingestion of Activin grape seed extract resulted in no adverse effects at the prescribed use levels in the GRAS notification.
In other news, FDA has also acknowledged that BASF, Mount Olive, NJ, provided sufficient information to conclude that its synthetic lycopene is a GRAS substance. BASF followed FDA-proposed procedures to establish that its lycopene product is GRAS. This process included convening an expert panel to review the necessary product data, and then submitted a voluntary notification to FDA of the expert opinion and the data supporting its conclusion. BASF’s Human Nutrition business offers three commercial synthetic lycopene products, including Lycopene 10% tablet grade and powder, Lycopene 10% Cold Water Dispersion powder and Lycopene Dispersion 20% liquid.
In other news, FDA has also acknowledged that BASF, Mount Olive, NJ, provided sufficient information to conclude that its synthetic lycopene is a GRAS substance. BASF followed FDA-proposed procedures to establish that its lycopene product is GRAS. This process included convening an expert panel to review the necessary product data, and then submitted a voluntary notification to FDA of the expert opinion and the data supporting its conclusion. BASF’s Human Nutrition business offers three commercial synthetic lycopene products, including Lycopene 10% tablet grade and powder, Lycopene 10% Cold Water Dispersion powder and Lycopene Dispersion 20% liquid.