In response to the Letter to the Editor from Xiao regarding our article, "FEMA GRAS assessment of natural flavor complexes: Asafetida oil, garlic oil and onion oil"
1 Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association, 1101 17th Street, N.W., Suite 700, Washington, DC, 20036, USA.
2 Dept. of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 983135 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-3135, USA.
3 University of Kaiserslautern, Germany (Retired), Kühler Grund 48/1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.
4 Japan Bioassay Research Center, 2445 Hirasawa, Hadano, Kanagawa, 257-0015, Japan.
5 Dept. of Metabolism, Digestion, Reproduction, Imperial College London, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom.
6 Dept. of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, 37232-0146, USA.
7 Cancer Prevention, Masonic Cancer Center and Dept. of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Cancer and Cardiovascular Research Building, 2231 6th St., S.E., Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
8 Division of Toxicology, Wageningen University, Stippeneng, 46708 WE, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
9 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, 1 Ohio University, Athens, OH, 45701, USA.
10 Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association, 1101 17th Street, N.W., Suite 700, Washington, DC, 20036, USA. Electronic address: staylor@vertosolutions.net.