MINNEAPOLIS—It’s truly greener on the other side of the fence for Bioenergy, as it received a “no questions” response from FDA on its GRAS (generally recognized as safe) determination for its Bioenergy D-Ribose. The company had self affirmed its D-ribose as GRAS several years ago—and it is already found in a range of products such as SoBe and Vitamin Water Products—but Bioenergy submitted the safety assessment to the federal agency to further validate its position.
Raj Khankari, Ph.D., CEO of Bioenergy, noted: “Today, we are gratified FDA has officially validated our assessment. ... FDA’s ‘no questions letter’ signals to the major food and beverage manufacturers that we have invested all the resources possible to guarantee the quality and safety of our D-ribose products for the benefit of customers and consumers.”