“We are very pleased to receive the GRAS designation, allowing us to bring the benefits of Turmipure Gold to the US Food & Beverage industry," Alexis Manfré, Global Product Manager for Turmipure Gold at Naturex, said in a press release. "We’re looking forward to partnering with our customers to create exciting new products as the possibilities are truly limitless."
The company explained that in December 2019, a GRAS Expert Panel of independent scientists convened to conduct an evaluation on the use of Turmipure Gold, as the criteria for GRAS includes consensus among qualified experts that the data and information establish safe use in food and beverages. The Expert Panel concluded that the ingredient is recognized as safe under the conditions of intended use in a wide range of food categories including beverages at both intuitive and effective doses.