Cognis Notifies FDA of Xangold's GRAS Status

Cognis Notifies FDA of Xangold's GRAS Status

LAS VEGAS--At the SupplySide West 2002 show here,Cognis Nutrition and Health announced it notified the Food and DrugAdministration (FDA) that its Xangold brand lutein esters are GRAS (generallyrecognized as safe) for a variety of food applications. Cognis self-affirmedXangold as GRAS earlier in 2002 with a panel of independent experts, and avoluntary notification was submitted to FDA after this process. "Now thatXangold has GRAS status for use in certain foods, manufacturers of these foodscan meet the growing demand for health-enhancing products by adding naturallutein esters, an effective source of lutein, to their functional foodline," said David Eckert, North American business director at CognisNutrition & Health (www.cognis.com).