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| | FDA/CFSAN/OPA: Agency Response Letter: GRAS Notice No. GRN 000013 |
 | | Based on the information provided by your notice, as well as other information available to FDA, the agency has no questions at this time regarding your conclusion that Dendranthema morifolium (chrysanthemum), Glycyrrhiza uralensis (licorice), and Mesona chinensis (jellywort) are GRAS under the proposed conditions of use. |
 | | However, your notice does not provide a sufficient basis for a determination that Lonicera japonica (honeysuckle), Lophatherum gracile, Morus alba (mulberry leave), Plumeria rubra, Prunella vulgaris (self-heal), and Sophora japonica (pagoda tree blossom) are GRAS under the proposed conditions of use. |
 | | In addition, Hu's recommendation that consumption of herbal teas that contain the herbs Lonicera japonica, Lophatherum gracile, Morus alba, Plumeria rubra, Prunella vulgaris, and Sophora japonica be limited to occasional use undermines your position that the use of these herbs as flavoring agents in herbal tea beverages is GRAS. |
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