Neotame has been approved by practically all global regulatory agencies, including the United States Food & Drug Administration, JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives), and now also by the European Union.
The directive 2009/163/EU, published on 23 December 2009 in the Official Journal of the European Union, authorises the use of Neotame by the Food and Drink industry as of 12 January 2010.
“With its great taste and very low sweetening cost, Neotame has become the world’s fastest growing sweetener,” said Craig R Petray, CEO of the NutraSweet Company. “Given the recent emphasis that food and beverage companies are placing on cost savings, we think Neotame will be a European success in short order.”
Petray also announced that Neotame would be distributed in Europe (except in Spain and Portugal) by Brenntag Group, whose product portfolio features high-value products with a substantial technical service component. In Spain and Portugal, Neotame will be distributed by Disproquima, a food ingredient specialist.
Source: NutraSweet
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