The Singapore Food Agency has proposed amendments to federal regulations that would allow the use of new ingredients in infant formula, and would also extend the use of permitted food additives.
There are no public health or food safety issues posed by popular non-nutritive sweetener steviol glycosides, according to a risk assessment conducted by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ).
Stevia producer Sweegen expands its market in Central and Latin America as Mexico and Columbia approve stevia-based sweeteners produced by bioconversion.
