date:Jun 17, 2015
ition of use in human food and therefore are food additives. At the time, the agency requested additional data and scientific information and asked for comments on several questions.
The public was originally given until Jan. 7, 2014, to comment on the notice. However, in response to several requests, FDA extended the comment period to March 8, 2014.
The agency received more than 6,000 comments in response to the notice, including more than 4,500 form letters. The submissions came from individ