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Ajinomoto defends MSG as nonprofit petitions FDA to rescind its GRAS status Ajinomoto has defended the safety of flavor enhancer MSG against claims made in a citizen s petition filed by the nonprofit Truth in Labeling Campaign that urges the FDA to rescind the ingredient s GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status. Added to many foods as a flavor enhancer, MSG is a highly concentrated glutamate salt (100% sodium glutamate) produced on a commercial scale via the bacterial fermentation of sugars. Approved as a food additive in Europe (E621), MSG is considered GRAS by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other scientific agencies around the world, but remains on the ‘unacceptable ingredients’ list at Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Kroger (simple Truth), H.E.B (Select Ingredients), Aldi (Simply Nature), and several other high profile retailers.