SelenoExcell® High Selenium Yeast Granted GRAS Status

FRESNO, Calif.—Cypress Systems Inc. was granted GRAS status for its SelenoExcell® High Selenium Yeast. According to the company, SelenoExcell is the only certified 100-percent organically bound high selenium yeast standardized with the National Cancer Institute.

“Receiving a GRAS designation from FDA is a huge step for our company and SelenoExcell,” CEO Paul Willis said. “It allows us to move beyond our current market in dietary supplements, into the massive food and drink manufacturing industry. Consumers will now potentially be able to get a wide variety of foods, from baked goods to beverages to processed juices and soups, containing SelenoExcell, and reap the many health benefits of this form of selenium.”