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Senomyx Receives Patent for Sucralose Enhancer

Company now holds patent for its S2383 sucralose enhancer product

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Endpoint. Thinking Outside the Perfume Bottle

My role for Perfumer & Flavorist is to procure and put forth relevant scientific content and observations to advance your formulations for improved F&F applications. So what you’ll find here are some interesting points I’ve observed that could connect to your overall larger project “constellation.”

Lemons are produced in a large number of countries worldwide.

IFEAT Socio-Economic Report on Lemon

The report excerpt details the global production, current market challenges as well as legislation and regulatory updates.

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Patent Pick: Enhanced Polyurea Microcapsule Deposition

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. This invention, from Firmenich, describes a process for preparing polyurea microcapsules for enhanced deposition.

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FEMA Updates Statement on e-Cigs

FEMA noted: "There is no apparent direct regulatory authority in the United States to use flavors in e-cigarettes."

EFSA's Risk Assessment Deems Aspartame Safe

Notes the ingredient poses no toxicity concern for consumers at current levels of exposure and the current Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) is safe for the general population.

UPDATE: EU Adopts Flavor Substance List

Regulation 1 will apply April 22, 2013; Regulation 2 will apply October 22, 2012

EFSA, US FDA Sign Cooperation Agreement

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has signed an agreement with the US Food and Drug Administration to increase information exchange between the regulatory bodies.

European Smoke Flavoring Legislation Available Online

The legislation, covering the use of smoke flavorings, will apply January 1, 2014, though manufacturers have until January 1, 2015, to comply.

Elections in the United States and European Union have ushered in concerns for major regulatory changes.

Editor's Note: New Year, New Regulations

As a new year begins, how will policy changes impact the flavor and fragrance industries?

EFSA Publishes Updated Information on Flavoring Materials

New evaluations of 88 flavoring materials

EFSA Deems Two Flavor Ingredients as Safe

4-Amino-5,6-dimethylthieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-2(1H)-one and 4-amino-5,6-dimethylthieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-2(1H)-one hydrochloride found to have no "genotoxic potential"

Extremely Bitter Tastes Shown to Cause Nausea

Shows how the body anticipates consequences of foods people may consume

EFSA Releases Comprehensive Food Consumption Database Overview

Features a summary on statistical information on food consumption for a number of EU countries

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Evolva CEO and Board Member Stepping Down

Recently, Evolva announced the departure of CEO, Neil Goldsmith, and the new CEO, current COO, Simon Waddington.

Safety Evaluation and Regulation of Flavoring Substances

A regulation based on the Food Predominance of flavoring substances would protect public health even better than one based on whether they are nature-identical or not. It would dispel the doubts about the unlimited use by the industry of afl substances occurring in nature. It would also allow flavor chemists to use the thousands of substances occuming in foods with confidence, and on an equal footing with Mother Nature

E-cigarettes Light Up the Flavor Business

Touted as a healthier alternative to smoking tar-containing cigarettes (although some researchers debate this claim), e-cigarettes have presented a new opportunity for flavor companies working in the tobacco space.

EPA Test Rule on HPV and Acetaldehyde

In a Federal Register notice published July 24, 2008, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it is proposing a test rule that would require testing for certain High Production Volume (HPV) chemicals for which manufacturers have not voluntarily provided data.

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