Food Additive Group Says US FDA NDIN Draft Guidance Leaves Master File ‘Necessity Unclear’

International Food Additives Council suggests master file system will be redundant to submitting NDINs required for some dietary ingredients. IFAC also asks FDA to clarify whether the history of a substance’s use in food “is at the strain level or species level.”

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The International Food Additives Council asks the US Food and Drug Administration to clarify when a master file rather than a new dietary ingredient notification should be submitted to the agency and whether an ingredient’s history of use “is at the strain level or species level.”

The global association representing manufacturers and end-users of food ingredients, including dietary ingredients for supplements, suggests a master file system...

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