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To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (1687)	8/25/1998 8:35:00 PM
From: Cavalry	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26163

jeff give me a friggin break, not only is stevia used all all over the world as a tabletop sweetener, but the only reason for alert well its right in your post, inadequate data, not unsafe man was that a lame misrepresentation of the facts, i changed my mind jeff you are a basher not in search of the truth, kasha, poet, kerry, and marcos i was wrong they are good people, you man o man : Stevia leaves are a native product in Brazil and Paraguay. The extract, stevioside, has reportedly been approved for use in foods in Brazil and Japan. The product is used in these countries as a table-top sweetener in virtually all food commodities and as a flavor enhancer in such products as teas. Stevioside is reportedly 250-300 times sweeter than sugar and contributes no calories to the diet. With regard to its use in foods, stevia is not an approved food additive nor affirmed as GRAS in the United States. Available toxicological information on stevia is inadequate to demonstrate its safety as a food additive or to affirm its status as GRAS. However, with regard to its use in dietary supplements, dietary ingredients, including stevia, are not subject to food additive regulations.

To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (1687)	8/25/1998 8:53:00 PM
From: Ellen	Respond to of 26163

>> Cav, yes, the FDA did ban Stevia as an "unsafe food additive". << Well, aside from the fact that it isn't stevia in Nature's Taste (nothing has been definitively documented here to say otherwise), it seems these points in your post you referenced went unnoticed - "Product: Stevia leaves, stevioside (extract of stevia leaves), foods containing stevia, unless explicitly labeled as a dietary supplement or for use as a dietary ingredient of a dietary supplement." " Stevia leaves are a native product in Brazil andParaguay. The extract, stevioside, has reportedly been approved for use in foods in Brazil and Japan. The product is used in these countries as a table-top sweetener in virtually all food commodities and as a flavor enhancer in such products as teas. Stevioside is reportedly 250-300 times sweeter than sugar and contributes no calories to the diet. With regard to its use in foods, stevia is not an approved food additive nor affirmed as GRAS in the United States. Available toxicological information on stevia is inadequate to demonstrate its safety as a food additive or to affirm its status as GRAS. However, with regard to its use in dietary supplements, dietary ingredients, including stevia, are not subject to food additive regulations." "If stevia is to be used in a dietary supplement for atechnical effect, such as use as a sweetener or flavoring agent, and is labeled as such, it is considered an unsafe food additive. However, in the absence of labeling specifying that stevia is being or will be used for a technical effect, use of stevia as a dietary ingredient in a dietary supplement is not subject to the food additive provisions of the FD&C Act." It also is just MHO that our good ole FDA is often years behind other countries in what is "approved" for use in the states.

To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (1687)	8/25/1998 9:45:00 PM
From: KCsunshine	Respond to of 26163

RE: Stevia - Stevia on the Comeback Trail Don Ham Stevia is a natural, non-caloric, sweet-tasting plant used around the world for its pleasant taste, as well as for its increasingly researched potential for inhibiting fat absorption and lowering blood pressure. Despite its centuries-old use without reported toxicity in Latin America and Asia, including Japan, the FDA decided in 1991 that Stevia was an unsafe food additive and ordered all imports seized. The U.S. sugar industry breathed easier, and the market for non-caloric sweeteners was made once more safe for the chemical producers. The consumer was left with the choice of the empty calories of sugar, or the high side effects of the chemical substitutes. To the rescue, the 1994 DSHEA legislation gave the (previous) leading importer of Stevia enough leverage to place a legal Hobson's choice before the FDA: Admit Stevia was safe (which would expose the food additive market)or admit it as a previously-sold dietary supplement with no evidence of toxicity. The FDA took the line of least resistance and declared it admissible as a dietary supplement, but not as a food additive. When the cheering of the sugar industry and the producers of Nutrasweet and Sweet'N Low dies down, it will be interesting to see how the FDA can maintain that a natural product deemed safe as a supplement can be unsafe as a food additive, especially for a market dominated by notoriously high side-effect chemical products. While awaiting the continued adventures of Stevia on the comeback to acceptance as a full-fledged food additive, VRP has removed Aspartame from the sugar-free versions of Thermo 'T' and Performance + and has added Stevia, trusting that our customers will appreciate Stevia for its traditionally valued herbal qualities. Stevia is also used in our new products Primary Greens and Vital Veggies. This article first appeared in the May/June, 1996 issue of VRP's Nutritional News Disclaimer: This information may be copied and distributed freely as long as all text remains intact, unchanged and with Vitamin Research Products, Inc. listed as source. Commercial use or commercial distribution may not occur without the express written permission of Vitamin Research Products, Inc. No information in this article should be taken as a recommendation. If you have any questions about the relationship between nutritional supplements and your health, seek the advice of a qualified physician. mediconsult.com Sorry if this is priorly posted, KC