date:Feb 10, 2014
Sweet Green Fields (SGF) has been granted a product patent (regardless of manufacturing process) by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) for rebaudioside A (reb A) products greater than 98.6% purity.
Sweet Green Fields achieved another industry first, as no other patents cover reb A purity higher than 98.7%. The companys Altesse Stevia 99 and its newest edition, Puresse Stevia 100, as well as pending new steviol glycosides are covered by this patent, said Mike Quin, Senior Vice Pres