Discovered in 1967, sucralose was granted approval by the FDA in April 1998 for use in 15 food and beverage categories. The FDA expanded the usese for sucralose in 1999, approving it as "general purpose" sweetener. Sucralose has also been approved for use in foods and beverages in more than 40 countries including the U.S., Canada, Australia and Mexico.

Sucarlose is the same kind of sweetener found in Spenda®.

*Additional Sucralose concerns will be addressed in future webinars offered by The Beverage Institute for Health & Wellness