The Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA) is a food industry trade group based in the United States. FEMA was founded in 1909 by several flavor firms in response to the passage of the

Pure Food and Drug Act The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, also known as Dr. Wiley's Law, was the first of a series of significant consumer protection laws which was enacted by Congress in the 20th century and led to the creation of the Food and Drug Administration. ...

of 1906. Founding members were

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, Ulman Driefus & Company, Jones Brothers, Blanke Baer Chemical Company, Frank Tea & Spice Company, Foote & Jenkes, Sherer Gillett Company, and

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. Since its founding, FEMA has played instrumental roles in creating a program to assess the safety and " generally recognized as safe" status of flavor ingredients, advocating for policies that positively impact the food and flavor industry, and in representing its members' interests during the creation of the

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, an amendment to the United States' Food, Drugs, and Cosmetic Act of 1938. FEMA maintains a Flavor Ingredient Library, a list of all flavoring ingredients allowed in the United States. Critics of FEMA have said that the organization and the safety assessments it makes lack transparency. The

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has written that the Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association typically makes determinations that substances are generally recognized as safe without FDA oversight, and that the process is often secretive.

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*{{Official website, https://www.femaflavor.org/ Flavors American food and drink organizations Food technology organizations Trade associations based in the United States 1909 establishments in the United States

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