GRAS Publication

GRAS 10

Oser, B.L., & Ford, R.A. (1977). Recent progress in the consideration of flavoring ingredients under the Food Additives Amendment. 10. GRAS Substances. Food Technology, 31 (1), 65-74.

GRAS Publication

GRAS 25

Smith, R.L., Waddell, W.J., Cohen, S.M., Fukushima, S., Gooderham, N.J., Hecht, S.S., Marnett, L.J., Portoghese, P.S., Rietjens, I.M.C.M., Adams, T.B., Lucas Gavin, C., McGowen, M.M., and Taylor, S.V. (2011). GRAS Flavoring Substances 25: The 25th publication by the Expert Panel of the Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association provides an update on recent progress in the consideration of flavoring ingredients generally recognized as safe under the Food Additive Amendment. Food Technology, 65(7), 44-75.

GRAS Publication

GRAS 26

Marnett, L.J., Cohen, S.M., Fukushima, S., Gooderham, N.J., Hecht, S.S., Rietjens, I.M.C.M., Smith R.L., Adams, T.B., Hallagan J.B., Harman, C., McGowen, M.M., and Taylor, S.V. (2013). GRAS Flavoring Substances 26: The 26th publication by the Expert Panel of the Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association provides an update on recent progress in the consideration of flavoring ingredients generally recognized as safe under the Food Additive Amendment. Food Technology, 67(8), 38-56.

GRAS Publication

GRAS 27

Cohen, S.M., Fukushima, S., Gooderham, N.J., Hecht, S.S., Marnett, L.J., Rietjens, I.M.C.M., Smith, R.L., Bastaki, M., McGowen, M.M., Harman, C., and Taylor, S.V. 2015. GRAS flavoring substances 27. Food Technol. 69(8), 40-59.

GRAS Publication

GRAS 28

Cohen, S.M., Eisenbrand, G., Fukushima, S., Gooderham, N.J., Guengerich F.P., Hecht, S.S., Rietjens, I.M.C.M., and Smith, R.L. 2017 GRAS flavoring substances 28. 

GRAS Publication

GRAS 29

Cohen, S.M., Eisenbrand, G., Fukushima, S., Gooderham, N.J., Guengerich, F.P., Hecht, S.S., Rietjens, I.M.C.M., Rosol, T.J., Harman, C., and Taylor, S.V. 2020 GRAS flavoring substances 29. 

GRAS Publication

GRAS 30

Cohen, S.M., Eisenbrand, G., Fukushima, S., Gooderham, N.J., Guengerich, F.P., Hecht, S.S., Rietjens, I.M.C.M., Rosol, T.J., Harman, C., Davidsen, J.M., Ramanan, D. and Taylor, S.V. 2022 GRAS flavoring substances 30.

GRAS Publication

GRAS 31

Rietjens, I.M.C.M., Cohen, S.M., Eisenbrand, G., Fukushima, S., Gooderham, N.J., Guengerich, F.P., Hecht, S.S., Rosol, T.J., Davidsen, J.M., Harman, C., Ramanan, D., and Taylor, S.V. 2024 GRAS flavoring substances 31.

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FEMA Corrects False Claims Made in CSPI Report

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is a non-governmental lobbying organization that took in $35 million in 2022, largely by scaring consumers about the food they eat. A recent reporti from CSPI grossly misrepresents flavor safety and the FEMA GRAS program to further their fundraising interest under the guise of protecting consumers. Interestingly, CSPI contradicts themselves within their own report—asserting falsehoods about FEMA GRAS in the executive summary while providing citations to the contrary within the report’s chapters.

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Flavor Library

What is the Flavor Ingredient Library?

The Flavor Ingredient Library provides information on ingredients that have been determined to be generally recognized as safe under conditions of intended use as flavor ingredients by the FEMA Expert Panel.

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What We Do

FEMA has earned a distinguished reputation for effective action and scientific excellence, both in the United States and abroad, through the performance of its services to the flavor industry for over 100 years.  FEMA attributes this to the high degree of participation from its members in substantive association activities.

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Membership Classifications

Membership Classifications

Active Class A – Flavor Producers

The Class A Active Members of this association shall consist of such individuals, firms and corporations that are either based in the United States, or doing business in the United States through a related business entity, and that are engaged in the manufacture or sale to unrelated parties of flavors or flavor ingredients and syrups.

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Lifetime Achievement Award

The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes individuals who have dedicated a part of their extensive careers to exhibiting exceptional leadership and service to the association. Nominees may also have been active participants in adjacent industry associations and are considered highly regarded by professional colleagues.
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Dr. Richard L. Hall Distinguished Service Award

In 1995, the Board of Governors created the Dr. Richard L. Hall Distinguished Service Award to honor Dr. Hall, whose career has been marked by unique commitment and service to the flavor industry. The award pays tribute to those who have shown outstanding dedication to the advancement of our industry and to the Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association.

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Press Room

ABOUT

The Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association of the United States (FEMA) is composed of flavor manufacturers, flavor users, flavor ingredient suppliers, and others with an interest in the U.S. flavor industry. Founded in 1909, it is the national association of the U.S. flavor industry. FEMA is committed to assuring a substantial supply of safe flavoring substances.