Exhibit 574 ยท Trade association web page
About the FEMA GRAS Program
While the Expert Panel has been provided with financial support by FEMA it has always maintained its full independence in its operations and GRAS determinations and follows strict conflict of interest procedures.
FEMA describes its GRAS program, begun in 1959 with an expert panel from 1960. It states that the panel has FEMA's financial support, that members have never been employees of FEMA member companies, that members are barred from consulting for member companies on flavors, that panelists do not know the applicant's identity, that the panel is self-appointed, and that all determinations and supporting information go to FDA, which does not thereby approve them.
- Source
- Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association of the United States (FEMA)
- Date
- Page accessed 2026-11-09
- Quoted from
- Introduction, third paragraph
- Grade
- Primary record
- Document
- https://www.femaflavor.org/gras
- Accessed
- 2026-11-09
- Cited by
- Findings citing this exhibit
- Note
- Second quote: 'Members of the Expert Panel have never been employees of FEMA member companies or employees of companies in the food industry.' (Qualified Experts).