Equal's maker, Merisant Worldwide, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Source: Equal's maker, Merisant Worldwide, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy By Mike Hughlett | Tribune reporter January 10, 2009 Chicago-based Merisant Worldwide Inc., maker of the artificial sweetener Equal, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Friday, hobbled by the global credit crisis and sliding sales. Merisant, largely owned by private-equity firm Pegasus Capital Advisors, is saddled with $560.7 million in debt, compared with $331.1 million in assets, according to U.S. Bankruptcy Court filings in Delaware. Its biggest creditors are holders of its publicly traded bonds, who are owed $362 million. Merisant was scheduled to make $78.3 million in debt payments... Continue Reading
Posted on January 16, 2009 in Aspartame in the news | Link
More Companies Move Into Stevia Market
By Sarah Hills, 19-Dec-2008 Source: FoodNavigatorUSA.com Related topics: Natural sweeteners, Financial & Industry, Cereals and bakery preparations, Chocolate and confectionery ingredients, Dairy-based ingredients, Health and nutritional ingredients, Sweeteners (intense, bulk, polyols) A flurry of activity has followed the FDA no objection letters for the stevia-derived sweetener, Reb A, to be used in food and beverages as two companies announce self-affirmed GRAS. Blue California said it has completed its GRAS (generally recognized as safe) self-affirmation for its Reb A 97 percent sweetener Good&Sweet. And GLG Life Tech Corporation also announced that it has completed the necessary steps to declare self-affirmed GRAS... Continue Reading
Posted on January 10, 2009 in Stevia | Link
Aspartame History Highlights
By Dr. Janet Starr Hull There is so much information on the dangers of aspartame (originally exclusively found in NutraSweet® and Equal®) I could write a book about it - well, actually I did! In 1997, I was diagnosed with an incurable case of Grave's Disease caused by aspartame. I wrote "Sweet Poison: How The World's Most Popular Artificial Sweetener Is Killing Us--My Story" exposing the dangers of this artificial sweetener. The book is still selling well after 11 years, and my personal experience has helped thousands of people who have been misinformed or totally uninformed about the documented dangers... Continue Reading
Posted on September 24, 2008 in History | Link
Study Advocates Aspartame is Safe?
Industry-funded study calls aspartame safe By Will Dunham On Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:06 PM ET From Reuters A review of 500 studies conducted over a quarter century has turned up no credible evidence that the widely used artificial sweetener aspartame is unsafe, industry-funded research released on Tuesday showed. A panel of American, British and Dutch experts rejected the notion that aspartame causes cancer, seizures, neurological damage or learning problems, or contributes to obesity. The panel did conclude that some people might be prone to headaches after consuming it. The group did not conduct original research but assessed existing studies... Continue Reading
Posted on September 18, 2007 in Aspartame in the news | Link
Aspartame Safety Review
After several past statements coming from Michael Jacobson at CSPI citing that aspartame is safe for human consumption, now this organization has decided to reverse their position and make the statement that aspartame is indeed a health threat. Well, it just goes to show how the "truth and publicity" about aspartame has been grossly manipulated by the "system." What consumers had been hearing about aspartame safety was not true; merely what certain organizations wanted you to hear. But, as the truth is slowly but surely making its way into the mainstream communication networks, the individuals and organizations with the highest... Continue Reading
Posted on September 13, 2007 in Aspartame in the news | Link
FDA Should Reconsider Aspartame Cancer Risk, Say Experts
WASHINGTON - JUNE 25 - A new long-term animal test from an Italian cancer institute raises serious safety questions about the artificial sweetener aspartame, which is marketed generically as well as under the NutraSweet and Equal brand names. A dozen toxicology and epidemiology experts and the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest are calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to immediately review the study, which found increases in lymphomas, leukemias, and breast cancers in rats. If FDA concludes that aspartame does cause cancer in animals, the agency is required by law to revoke its approval for... Continue Reading
Posted on June 26, 2007 in Cancer, FDA | Link
Coca-Cola & Cargill, Inc. Patent & Will Sell 'Stevia' In Drinks & Foods
From Times Online May 31, 2007 Coke teams up with Cargill to launch new sweetener Giants of food and drinks aim to develop their own rival to NutraSweet and Tate & Lyle's sucralose to meet health demand Robert Lindsay Coca-Cola and food ingredient giant Cargill have teamed up to market a new calorie-free natural sweetener they hope will shake up the global market currently dominated by Tate & Lyle's sucralose and Splenda and US company NutraSweet. The sweetener, tentatively named rebiana, will be based on the Stevia plant native to Paraguay but increasingly used as a health food in the... Continue Reading
Posted on June 1, 2007 in Stevia | Link
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