FDA approval of stevia (Rebaudioside A) expected by Nov 13, from

FDA approval of stevia (Rebaudioside A) expected by Nov 13, from
PureCircle for $ billion world market: Coca-Cola (Truvia), PepsiCo
(PureVia), Cargill, Merisant, NutraSweet, J.W. Childs Associates:
Murray 2008.09.19
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.htm
Friday, September 19, 2008
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"The sweetener is already approved in several countries such as China,
Japan, the former Soviet Union and South America and only in the last
few weeks received approval in Australia and Switzerland."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/7805653

PureCircle sees U.S. sweetener approval in 2 months

Reuters, Wednesday September 17 2008, by David Jones

LONDON, Sept 17 (Reuters) -- Malaysia-based sweetener group PureCircle
expects U.S. approval for its natural no-calorie sweetener Reb-A
within two months which will prompt Coca-Cola and PepsiCo to launch it
in their drinks within days.

The London AIM-listed group expects the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) to approve the sweetener as Generally Recognised
as Safe (GRAS) which will allow the natural sweetener to be launched
across the U.S. food and beverage industry.

"We expect an FDA no-objection letter within two months. We don't
foresee any problems. Coke and PepsiCo are ready to launch products
with Reb-A as soon as possible," PureCircle's Russian managing
director Magomet Malsagov said in an interview.

Approval will allow the group to break into the lucrative U.S. market
for high intensity sweeteners which accounts for 60 percent of the
global $1.3 billion market for sugar substitutes such as NutraSweet,
Sweet'N Low and Splenda.

The soft drinks industry dominated by Coca-Cola Co and PepsiCo Inc
will be key for PureCircle, and PepsiCo said it will launch a new line
of its SoBe Life drink with Reb-A, under the brand name PureVia, in
Latin America where the sweetener is already cleared for use.

Rebaudioside A (Reb-A) is made from certain compounds in the leaves of
stevia, a shrub native to Paraguay, and PureCircle is the world's
largest producer and distributor of what it says is the world's first
natural high intensity sweetener with 400 times the sweetness of
sugar.

Reb-A is likely to compete with established artificial sweeteners such
as saccharin, aspartame and sucralose, which are sold under brand
names Sweet'N Low, NutraSweet and Splenda.

Sweet'N Low is made by New York-based family-owned Cumberland Packing
Corp while NutraSweet Co is owned by Boston-based private equity firm
J.W. Childs Associates.

Tate & Lyle makes the sucralose sweetener Splenda which accounts for
around one fifth of its group profits.

Chicago-based Merisant also makes aspartame products such as Equal and
Canderel.

PureCircle shares were first listed on London's junior stock market,
the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), in December 2007 at 170 pence
with a free float of over 30 percent. The shares close on Wednesday
off 2 percent at 218p.

Malsagov says Reb-A could make inroads if consumers turn to natural
alternative sweeteners with zero calories for a healthier diet, while
the product has the advantage of being heat and pH stable for the food
and drinks industry.

He says the group controls around 80 percent of the world crop of
stevia, largely grown in Chinese plantations, but is expanding in
countries such as Kenya, Uganda and Paraguay. It has an extraction
plant in China and a refinery in Malaysia.

The sweetener is already approved in several countries such as China,
Japan, the former Soviet Union and South America and only in the last
few weeks received approval in Australia and Switzerland.

Malsagov believes after FDA approval, it will take the European Union
some 6-12 months to approve the product.

End-user groups such as Merisant and Cargill made the applications to
the FDA in May, and should receive answers within 180 days, meaning
Merisant should hear by Nov 13 and Cargill by Nov 28, Malsagov said.

Merisant is set to launch its PureVia Reb-A product after FDA
approval, while Cargill has already launched its Truvia Reb-A product.

Currently, aspartame holds 44 percent of the artificial high intensity
global sweetener market with sucralose on 26 percent and saccharin 11
percent, says PureCircle. (Editing by Mike Elliott)

http://www.purecircle.com/showArticl...ame=latestNews

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For more information about PureVia™ tabletop sweetener and food and
beverages containing PureVia™ visit www.purevia.com .

About Whole Earth Sweetener Company
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alternatives to sugar and to helping people eat better and live
healthier, more fulfilling lives. The company actively supports and is
involved in simple and sustainable farming – the best method for
promoting agriculture and protecting the environment and farm workers.
Formed in 2006, Whole Earth Sweetener Company launched its first
sweetener brand, Sweet Simplicity®, in 2007, and the company continues
to develop a vertically integrated business that will bring products
that are perfectly sweet and perfectly natural from the farm to
consumers. Whole Earth Sweetener Company is a wholly owned subsidiary
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leader in the manufacture, marketing and distribution of tabletop
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For more information, visit www.WholeEarthSweetener.com 31 July 2008

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Cargill rolling out natural, no-calorie sweetener Truvia [stevia],
Martinne
Geller, Reuters.com: Murray 2008.07.10
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2008_07_01_archive.htm
Thursday, July 10, 2008
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1549

new stevia products -- Truvia (Cargill), rebiana (Coca-Cola), Stevia
Plus
and Sweet Leaf (Wisdom Natural Brands), Zevia (Zevia), also one due
from
Pepsi: WebTV: NPICenter.com: Murray 2008.06.07
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2008_06_01_archive.htm
Saturday, June 7, 2008
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stevia herbal sweetener to be sold as Truvia (rebiana) by Cargill and
Coca-Cola,
if blitz of 12 studies wins FDA approval in 30-90 days: Murray
2008.05.24
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2008_05_01_archive.htm
Saturday, May 24, 2008
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1540

533 mostly negative reports on sucralose in 2 1/2 years (many GI
symptoms) Mark
J & Cherie Yannone, Phoenix, AZ www.FoodAndDiet.com: GI stimulation, M
Kidd et
al, Yale U, AJPGLP 2008.06.12: Rich Murray 2008.07.29
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2008_07_01_archive.htm
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1555

formaldehyde, aspartame, and migraines, the first case series, Sharon
E
Jacob-Soo, Sarah A. Stechschulte, UCSD, Dermatitis 2008 May: Rich
Murray
2008.07.18
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2008_07_01_archive.htm
Friday, July 18, 2008
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1553

Overlooked aspartame-induced hypertension, HJ Roberts, Southern
Medical J, 2008
Sept.: Murray 2008.09.16
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.htm
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1556

methanol impurity in alcohol drinks [ and aspartame ] is turned into
neurotoxic formic acid, prevented by folic acid, re Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome,
BM Kapur, DC Lehotay, PL Carlen at U. Toronto, Alc Clin Exp Res 2007
Dec.
plain text: detailed biochemistry, CL Nie et al. 2007.07.18: Murray
2008.02.24
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2008_02_01_archive.htm
Sunday, February 24, 2008
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1524

details on 6 epidemiological studies since 2004 on diet soda (mainly
aspartame) correlations, as well as 13 other mainstream studies on
aspartame toxicity since summer 2005: Murray 2007.11.14
http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2007_11_01_archive.htm
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1490
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