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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- GLG Life Tech Corporation (TSX: GLG) ("GLG" or the "Company"), a world leading producer of high quality stevia including the growth of stevia plant leaf and high purity extraction, announces that it has completed the upgrade of its 500 metric ton (MT) high grade stevia processing line to 500 metric tons of rebiana (Rebaudioside A 97) ("RA 97"). This line, located at the Company's Qingdao factory in China, was built to GMP standards...

WHITEHALL, Pa., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Protica, Inc., the makers of the first capsulized protein beverage, Profect(R), is adding a new brand to its product line. Following the FDA approval of rebiana, Proasis(R), an all-natural version of Profect made with the natural sweetener will hit the shelves of stores January of 2009. Like Profect, the compact 2.9 fluid ounce beverage utilizes Actinase(R). The patent-pending 25-gram protein complex is a natural, hypoallergenic,...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- GLG Life Tech Corporation (TSX: GLG) ("GLG" or the "Company"), a world leader in the production of high quality stevia, has introduced its new stevia leaf strain, Huinong 1, to be used in the Company's 2009 stevia crop. The new strain, whose development was led by GLG Chief Agricultural Scientist Wang Qibin, is a unique and highly durable breed possessing world high levels of Rebaudioside A. The Company anticipates increased cost...

FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- PureCircle (LSE: PURE), the world's leading developer and producer of high-purity Rebaudioside A (Reb A)* today announces that the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued a no objection letter with respect to Reb A. This indicates the FDA has no objection to the conclusion that Reb A at a minimum specification of 95% is Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) among qualified experts for use in beverages, foods and tabletop...

New Natural Sweetener - Truvia(TM) Rebiana - Market Leader in New Sweetness Category WAYZATA, Minn., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Cargill received official notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stating that the agency has no objection to the conclusion of an independent expert panel which reviewed research that rebaudioside A (rebiana), the identity in Truvia(TM) rebiana, is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for use as a general purpose sweetener. The FDA...

All-Natural Zero-Calorie PureVia(TM) Tabletop Sweetener Begins Shipping to Retailers; PureVia(TM) Makes its U.S. Debut in Zero-Calorie SoBe Lifewater(R), and Trop 50, a New Light Orange Juice Product from Tropicana in First Quarter 2009 CHICAGO and PURCHASE, N.Y., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Whole Earth Sweetener Company LLC and PepsiCo announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a no objection letter with respect to Rebaudioside A (Reb A), the stevia extract used...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration may approve zero-calorie sweeteners derived from a shrub called stevia, analysts say. Major U.S. beverage companies -- PepsiCo Inc. and Coca-Cola Co. -- want to market stevia-sweetened products once the sweetener gets approval, the Chicago Tribune said. Agribusiness giant Cargill Inc. already has a stevia-based sweetener in grocery stores, and Chicago-based Merisant Co., maker of the popular sweetener Equal, soon will do the same, the newspaper said....

Sunwin International Neutraceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: SUWN), a leader in the production and distribution of Chinese herbs, veterinary medicines and one of the world's leading producers of all natural, zero calorie stevia in China, applauds the recent decision by the Australian food and drug regulatory authority (FSANZ) to approve stevia as a sweetener in Australia and New Zealand. Management is excited to explore the new market opportunities which it expects to capitalize on as a result of...

PURCHASE, N.Y. and CHICAGO, July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Most people can only dream of drinks and foods that are naturally sweetened, contain zero calories and also taste great, but today PepsiCo and Whole Earth Sweetener Company are making that vision a reality. To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/pepsicopurevia/34235/ The two companies are partnering to introduce a breakthrough, zero-calorie, all-natural sweetener from the stevia plant. It's...

Many players in the beverage industry are working frantically to bring the latest craze in sweeteners to the marketplace - but only one provider can boast claims to have the purest, most natural formulation of stevia available - Wisdom Natural Brands' SweetLeaf(R) Sweetener(TM). "I don't want consumers to be mistaken or misled by claims that other products out there are all-natural when they're not," said Wisdom Natural Brands CEO Jim May. "Some of our competitors are mixing stevia with...