Changes in EU Food Additives regulation will benefit products formulated with Stevia

Changes in EU Food Additives regulation will benefit products formulated with Stevia

Recently, an amendment to the EU food additives regulation has removed the requirement for Stevia blends to contain at least 75% stevioside or reb A, giving food and beverage manufacturers possibility of formulating better-tasting, Stevia-sweetened products. Regulation (EU) 2016/1814 , which was effective on 3 November, amends the specifications for steviol glycosides set out in an annex to regulation (EU) No 231/2012. Under the old legislation, stevioside and/or reb A had […]