Terry Labs Aloe Earns GRAS Status

MELBOURNE, Fla.Terry Laboratories announced it received self-affirmed GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status on its aloe vera products. A panel of experts individually and collectively performed appraisals of various aloe vera raw materials submitted by Terry Laboratories and were concluded to be GRAS for their intended use in foods.

Mick Anderson, director of sales for Terry Laboratories said the company now has 15 products certified PURE by the International Aloe Science Council, which all fall under GRAS status.

The aloe vera industry has been working to develop a standard for the aloe vera that is used in products to help government and consumers differentiate between the hundreds of aloe species.