FLR 072: New Food Additives in the Queue

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How do new food additives make it into the food supply?  They have to get a nod from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA).  In this episode, we take a look at the FDA review process and then examine a handful of proposed additives in the FDA queue to see what may show up in the processed foods of the future.

Show Notes:

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References:

Substances Added to Food https://www.cfsanappsexternal.fda.gov/scripts/fdcc/?set=FoodSubstances

GRAS Notices

https://www.cfsanappsexternal.fda.gov/scripts/fdcc/index.cfm?set=GRASNotices

Music:

Intro music is the "Peter Gunn Theme" by Henri Mancini.

Outro music is “Bright Wish” courtesy of Kevin McLeod