date:Nov 21, 2012
onery has been the growing use of the natural sweetener stevia, which finally gained EU approval in 2011, following on from 2008 approvals in the US and Australasia. Confectionery launches featuring stevia have risen sharply, more than quadrupling over a 1-year period.
Germany has seen particular levels of activity, with 2012 introductions including a reformulation of Kalfanys Pulmoll sugar-free throat sweets with vitamin C, using stevia as a sweetener rather than artificial sweeteners such as