date:Oct 23, 2012
g, especially when considering products for export. In 2008, in response to Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) notifications submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the FDA stated it has no questions regarding the conclusion of expert panels that rebaudioside A is GRAS for use as a general purpose sweetener in foods and beverages, excluding meat and poultry. In 2011 the EU authorized the use of steviol glycosides as a sweetener in foods and beverages, Deis says. Stevia sweeten