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Article: Palatinose[TM] gets 'GRAS' green light from US FDA.(NEWS)
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- Food Trade Review
- Article date:
- June 1, 2006
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Palatinit, a subsidiary of the large sugar producer, Sudzucker AG, has achieved GRAS notification from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new sugar Palatinose[TM].
Palatinose[TM] was first self-affirmed as a substance Generally Recognised as Safe. Full FDA GRAS registration was granted in March 2006 and comes following an evaluation of the file submitted by Sudzucker/PALATINIT. The GRAS notification is linked to the manufacturing process of Sudzucker/PALATINIT to produce Palatinose[TM], which effectively means the sugar can only be claimed as GRAS-registered if sourced from Palatinit. This new regulatory status will provide manufacturers with ...