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EFSA Gives Ok to Aspartame

The European Food Safety Authority has found aspartame is safe for people to consume at the levels currently used in diet soft drinks.
December 10, 2013
After conducting a major review of evidence, the agency said it has ruled out any “potential risk of aspartame causing damage to genes and inducing cancer.”
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Obesity Impacts Sweet Sense

A study shows that obesity might lower one's ability to taste sweets.
November 25, 2013
A study shows that obesity might lower one's ability to taste sweets.
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Kancor in North America

Kancor North America, a subsidiary of Kancor Ingredients, has officially launched its offices in Morristown, NJ.
October 23, 2013
For more than four decades, Kancor Ingredients has offered such ingredients as spice oleoresins, natural food colors, botanicals and essential oils.
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Balance Low-Cal Beverage Flavor, Sweetness

Nutrinova’s Qorus sweetener system helps food and beverage formulators balance sweetness and flavor, without the need to mask certain off-notes.
September 16, 2013
Nutrinova, the food ingredient business of Celanese, introduces the Qorus sweetener system to help food and beverage formulators achieve authentic taste profiles.
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Boulder Buying Part of GlucoBrands

Boulder Brands Inc. is making another addition to its health and wellness platform with the acquisition of an 80% stake in GlucoBrands.
September 1, 2013
GlucoBrands owns the Level Life Foods line, with products geared toward daily management of diabetes.
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Sustainability at PureCircle

PureCircle has expanded its sustainability program.
July 17, 2013
The company claims it has an ambitious 2020 goal to reduce carbon, water, waste and energy use across its supply chain from farm to sweetener.
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Mannitol May Help Parkinson's Patients

A new study has found that mannitol could slow down the effects of Parkinson’s disease.
June 18, 2013
The results suggest that this artificial sweetener could be a novel therapy for the treatment of Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.
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Sugar around the World

Rabobank has published a new report on the outlook for the global sugar industry through the year 2021.
June 11, 2013
A report looks at long-term prospects for production, consumption and trade in key markets, and forecasts that Asia and Africa will lead the growth of global sugar consumption.
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IFP to Supply/Manufacture Cargill's Truvia

Innovative Food Processors (IFP) reached a long-term agreement with Cargill to continue the supply and manufacture of Cargill’s popular Truvia sweetener product line.
June 10, 2013
The agreement solidifies IFP’s role as Cargill’s primary long-term supplier for the contract manufacturing of Truvia products.
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Race and Fruit Juice

African-American and Latino children may be replacing soda with 100% fruit juice while their white peers are not, according to a new study.
June 3, 2013
The study was the first to compare trends of sugar-sweetened beverages and 100% juice consumption in California.
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