Over 1,700 FEMA GRAS substances have been accepted internationally through the United Nations FAO/WHO Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), an important step toward the global harmonization of flavor ingredients.
FEMA monitors regulatory and legislative activity regarding environmental protection laws that impact chemical manufacturing. FEMA regularly offers its members compliance assistance for regulations such as the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule, the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA.) In addition, FEMA monitors sustainability and green chemistry proposals.