date:Oct 24, 2012
ed for food additives, the letter continues. I urge the FDA to clarify the definition of conventional foods and its authority to oversee the safety of foods, including energy drinks, containing dietary supplement ingredients.
Some experts have concluded that caffeine should not be considered GRAS, even in cola-type beverages.
In an opinion last updated in 2011, FDAs Select Committee on GRAS Substances found that it is inappropriate to include caffeine among the substances generally recognized