Health Canada has authorized the use of stevia, a natural and no calorie sweetener, in foods and beverages in Canada. The approval follows Health Canada's evaluation of the data supporting the safety and efficacy of steviol glycosides as ...
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Nutrinova, the global sweetener and preservative business of Celanese, has launched the new Sunsation platform to help food and beverage manufacturers develop low- and no-calorie products that are better tasting. The first product in the ...
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New Zealand ingredient company BioVittoria has announced that McNeil Nutritionals has launched 'Nectresse Natural No Calorie Sweetener' – a new tabletop sweetener made with BioVittoria's monk fruit extract, in the US. McNeil ...
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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has delayed the release of a re-evaluation of the sweetener aspartame, in order to facilitate additional review of new data. While the release was scheduled for September 2012, the EFSA had asked ...
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Canada has become the latest country to approve the use of stevia in food and beverages. Health Canada said on Friday (30 November) it has authorised the use of the sugar substitute as a food additive for products. Previously it was only ...
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McNeil Nutritionals,the producer of Splenda Sweeteners,has launched its new product-Nectresse Natural No Calorie Sweetener. The new product has been developed by combining monk fruit extract with a blend of other natural sweeteners.The ...
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American agribusiness company Cargill has launched Truvia,a stevia-based sugar substitute,in Venezuela,as a part of its effort to strengthen its position in the stevia-based sweetener category. According to the company,this move comes ...
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In The Raw family of all natural sweeteners has launched Monk Fruit In The Raw,a zero-calorie sweetner that can be used as a sugar substitute. The new sweetener is made from monk fruit,a vine-ripened fruit native to Asia.It is different ...
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Nevella To Go, the brand owned by US-based Heartland Food Products, has launched portable liquid sweetener with zero calories. New Nevella To Go liquid sweeteners are available in easy squirt bottles that are small enough to fit in the ...
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Sweet Green Fields , a US-based producer of stevia extracts, has launched two natural sweetener solutions - Optesse HPX and Optesse HPS - which can be used for diet and reduced calorie beverages. The company noted that the two high ...
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SportsQuest has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Maize Pluss, has signed a contract to distribute organic stevia, an USDA FDA approved organic sweetener. SportsQuest CEO Jeff Burns said that the company is building a very ...
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American Biotechnology company Senomyx has announced that its four initial savory flavors and its S2383 flavor ingredient have been approved in the European Union(EU). The company's four savory flavor ingredients can be used to create new ...
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UK food ingredients group Tate & Lyle plc has said its first-half profits remained flat year-on-year, with growth expected to pick up in the second half. "Overall, we expect to report adjusted operating profit for the group for the first ...
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Stevia supplier PureCircle today (11 September) insisted it was still confident about the future of the natural sweetener despite its losses widening in the last 12 months. UK-listed Pure Circle reported a loss after tax of US$23.3m for ...
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This week's research round-up includes a clutch of reports looking at innovation in the global confectionery and savoury snacks industries. GENERAL INDUSTRY Plunkett's Food Industry: Food Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends & ...
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