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FDA OKs Natural, No-Calorie Sweetener

Coke, Pepsi will have stevia products soon

By Ambreen Ali, Newser User

Posted Dec 17, 2008 7:22 PM CST

(Newser) – Get ready for a barrage of soft drinks and foods using the term stevia. The FDA today gave its blessing to use of the zero-calorie natural sweetener derived from the leaves of a South American bush, the Chicago Tribune reports. Coke and Pepsi will have... Read full story »

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