Euglena obtains GRAS certification for food safety in the United States, enabling food sales in the United States
Contribute to improving the health of people around the world, including the United States, and aim to expand into overseas markets

Euglena Co., Ltd.

　Euglena Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President: Mitsuru Izumo) states that "Euglena Gracilis", which is the main ingredient of our food products, is a food that is generally recognized as safe in the United States (hereinafter "US"). We are pleased to inform you that we have acquired GRAS, a safety certification system.

　GRAS is an abbreviation for Generally Recognized As Safe, which is an internationally recognized certification system for food safety in the United States. In order to sell food ingredients in the United States, you need to be GRAS.
　"Euglena gracilis" is a kind of microalgae, Euglena species, it has a wide range of nutrients, so it is suitable as a raw material for foods and supplements. We are Euglena gracilis in Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, and we use the Euglena Gracilis cultivated there as "Ishigaki Island Euglena" in various products including the core food brand "Euglena for the body, Has been sold in Japan.
　This time, we have acquired certification under self-determined GRAS * 1, which is a system in which academic experts in the United States objectively evaluate whether it is safe to use in food. With this certification, Euglena gracilis" as a food product has been evaluated and it has become possible to sell it in the United States. The healthcare market in the United States continues to grow, and algae are gaining increasing attention as an alternative to animal proteins. Obtaining GRAS under such circumstances is a great opportunity to bring Euglena
* 1 GRAS includes GRAS certification (GRAS Affirmation) based on FDA evaluation, GRAS notification system (optional), GRAS based on notification (GRAS Notification), and self-certified GRAS (Self determined GRAS or Self affirmed GRAS), that is, evaluated by the company itself. There is). In the case of Self determined GRAS or Self affirmed GRAS based on self-certification, no notification is required because it is self-judgment based on self-evaluation, but the basic criteria are the same as those for food additives or GRAS certification. Be done

　Going forward, we will continue to deliver sustainable foods that are safe, secure, and contribute to extending healthy life expectancy to people around the world, including the United States, with the aim of realizing a sustainable society.

<About Ishigaki Island Euglena
　Euglena is a member of the algae. Euglena Ishigaki Island, which grew up on Ishigaki Island, has 59 kinds of nutrients (vitamins, minerals, amino acids, unsaturated fatty acids such as DHA and oleic acid, unique component paramilon * 2, etc.) that humans need, and has a cell wall. It is a superfood that has a high rate of digestion and absorption of nutrients because it does not have any. In addition, ASC (international certification system for marine products produced by responsible aquaculture methods that consider the environment and society) and MSC (international certification system for marine products caught in sustainable and environmentally friendly fisheries). ) Has obtained the seaweed certification jointly formulated.
* 2 Euglena, in which glucose molecules are linearly polymerized by β-1,3-bonds.

Information on the health functions of Ishigaki Island Euglena and various materials and the latest research results are Euglena Healthcare Lab".
■ Euglena Healthcare Lab https://euglab.jp/

<About Euglena Co., Ltd.>
In 2005, we succeeded in establishing the world's first edible outdoor mass culture technology for the Euglena In Euglena and chlorella, we are also conducting research toward the production of biofuels. Euglena GENKI Program, which has been in operation since 2014 to deliver Euglena cookies with abundant nutrients to children in Bangladesh, will be expanded to all group products including cosmetics from April 2019. Listed on TSE Mothers in December 2012. TSE First Section market change in December 2014. We define "Sustainability First" as the Euglena Philosophy and develop our business. https://euglena.jp

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