FDA'S food ingredient approval process. Safety assurance based on scientific assessment

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-31

  Rulis, Alan M ^a   Levitt, Joseph A ^a  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptable daily intake; Food; Food additive; Food ingredient; Food safety; GRAS; Safety assessment; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASPARTAME; FOOD ADDITIVE; RETINOL; SUCRALOSE; SUCROSE POLYESTER; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD INGREDIENT APPROVAL PROCESS; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; LAW; LOOSE FECES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; PROCESS MONITORING; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY; SIDE EFFECT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DECISION MAKING; FOOD ADDITIVES; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 58749100809     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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