tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474652474257658944.post8631281575866485733..comments2023-05-02T00:46:20.567-07:00Comments on stevia sweet leaf: Opinion on Stevia RebaudianaItalmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422390808021294551noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474652474257658944.post-78191675948323824322007-12-24T10:28:00.000-08:002007-12-24T10:28:00.000-08:00We have information that the JECFA ( UN World Heal...We have information that the JECFA ( UN World Health Organization) have received the data to approve Stevia as a safe food additives during their upcoming meeting in Geneva next June. The technical specification for the stevia extract will be at least 95% steviol glycosides ( steviosides) and the ADI will be established at 11.5 mg/kg of body weight.<BR/>With this approval the consumers in Europe will be enjoying this sweetener maybe before the end of next year. FDA probably will approve it during the next 2 years.<BR/>I have been waiting for this to happen for the last 20 years....<BR/>Oscar Rodes/ Founder Stevita/SteviafarmaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474652474257658944.post-23736933653125213752007-07-08T11:01:00.000-07:002007-07-08T11:01:00.000-07:00Hey,thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting....Hey,<BR/>thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting. Regarding your question about seeds, I'll be happy to share if my plants produce some.<BR/>P.S. You can see your link!<BR/>CheersItalmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422390808021294551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474652474257658944.post-91780127764147318702007-07-07T08:22:00.000-07:002007-07-07T08:22:00.000-07:00Cargill and The Coca-Cola Cº has teamed up to deve...Cargill and The Coca-Cola Cº has teamed up to develop a stevia based sweetener, <A HREF="http://stevia.zone237.dk/2007/07/cargill-coca-cola-team-up-on-new.html" REL="nofollow" HREFLANG="en">rebiana</A>. Hopefully they will pay for scientific evidence that the European Commission's Scientific Committee on Food will approve, and thus pave the way for stevia to be available within the EU.<BR/><BR/>P.S.: I was thrilled to see another stevia blog, so I have linked to yours. Would you care to give <A HREF="http://stevia.zone237.dk/" REL="nofollow" HREFLANG="en">my stevia blog</A> a reciprocal link?<BR/><BR/>Cheers.Klaus Seistruphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649477796615110457noreply@blogger.com