September 10, 2009
GLG Life Tech Corporation Announces Rebaudioside A Stevia Extract Is Approved In France
GLG Life Tech Corporation (TSX:GLG) ("GLG" or the "Company"), the vertically integrated leader in the agricultural and industrial development of high quality stevia extracts, is pleased to announce the approval in France of Rebaudioside A stevia extract for use in food and beverages. The French Government's approval was made after a review of the safety of Rebaudioside A by the Agence Francaise de Securite Sanitaire des Aliment (AFFSA) was first published in June 2009.
July 9, 2009
June 1, 2009
Encouraging Heart Failure Patients To Enjoy Their Food — Even If It’s Not As Salty As Before
The individualised management programme of France's "Réseau Respecti-coeur" makes quality of life the first objective for heart failure patients, and one of the network's dieticians, Mme Hélène Guibert, explained that the heart-healthy eating recommended in the programme need not be a source of frustration or misery - even for a Frenchman.
May 29, 2009
March 5, 2009
News From The Journals Of The American Society For Microbiology, 3-Mar-2009
Normal Human Gut Bacteria May Inhibit Shiga Toxin Development Following Infection with E. coli O157:H7 A new study suggests that normal human intestinal bacteria may inhibit the development of Shiga toxin 2 (Stx2), the toxin responsible for causing the more severe symptoms associated with food-borne disease, following Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection. The researchers from France report their findings in the February 2009 issue of the journal Infection and Immunity.