date:Jul 07, 2012
The synthetic chewing gum base, polyvinyl methyl ether maleic anhydride copolymer, has been used for decades as a component of oral care products such as denture adhesives and toothpastes. The potential novel foods approval comes soon after another disintegrable gum base, Rev7, got the novel foods nod.RSSLs application received a positive opinion from The Dutch Competent Authority last year and the Commission is now pondering whether to grant novel foods approval, which is expected in October.