Category: Issue 519
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ICGA Submits Comments on Use of PHOs in Chewing Gum
The International Chewing Gum Association (ICGA) recently submitted comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about the agency’s proposal to revoke the generally recognized as safe (GRAS) status for partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs). Noting that PHOs are used in some chewing gum products “as softeners or texturizers at levels typically in the range…