Understanding GRAS: Navigating the Future of Food Ingredients

Luke Grocholl is the head food regulatory team. He has over 20 years manufacturing, marketing, quality, and regulatory experience. He is the regulatory lead on the cultured meat team regulatory working with regulatory agencies and industry leaders to define the requirements for cultured meat raw materials that will help drive innovation while ensuring consumer safety.  He’s led global projects on food regulatory compliance as well as religious (halal/kosher) dietary requirements, and consumer-facing quality demands such as sustainable, natural, and fair trade. He oversaw modernization of flavor and food additive sites to meet FSSC 22000, FSMA, and other global evolving compliance requirements. He currently leads a global team of regulatory experts responsible for flavors & fragrances, food ingredients, cultured meat, and food and beverage testing.

Robert Ganiere is the Global Product Portfolio Manager for the Flavors and Fragrances line. He has over 13 years of experience in the chemical manufacturing, marketing, quality, and product management roles.