Is Body Ecology Abandoning Stevia?
NEVER! We fought long and hard to bring stevia to the U.S. market too. A little over twelve years ago when the FDA banned stevia from the U.S. in an attempt to keep us from enjoying this safe, natural sweet-tasting herb, I introduced the white stevia extract powder to America and created recipes showing everyone how to use it in STEVIA: Cooking With Nature’s Calorie Free Sweetener. Esteemed doctors like Robert Atkins, Julian Whittaker and Andrew Weil, helped me promote it and Body Ecology sold stevia to tens of thousands of Americans. The FDA was inundated with calls from happy users of stevia and when the import ban was lifted, stevia was approved as a dietary supplement. It soon became a popular product in health food stores everywhere. A sure sign of stevia’s success is that two food and beverage giants, CocaCola and Cargill, have recently petitioned the FDA to fully approve stevia as a sweetener. They have patented it under the name, Rebiana. Lakanto: Ideal for Baking, Coffee & MUC
