Since Dec 2nd 2011, steviol glycosides have been approved as food additive within the EU.
The categories of foodstuffs for which the new sweetener will be permitted, along with the different maximum amounts, are listed in the regulation (EC) 1131/2011.
Those maximum amounts as well as the ADI value will be stated as steviol equivalents.
With the introduction of steviol glycosides as food additive on the market, the EUSTAS STEVIA LABEL is available from now on too.

- The correct measurement of steviol glycosides is of utmost importance. Therefore, EUSTAS will again organise a round-robin testing of steviol glycosides with an internal standard method. All interested laboratories can participate in this testing (costs are 200 euro). Vials with an unknown mixture will be sent to you, as well as vials containing internal standard and a calibration mixture. A detailed protocol and a protected spreadsheet will be sent too. Feedback will be given when results are not as expected. The different laboratories will receive a number and participation is completely in an anonymous way towards other participants. The results of this round-robin testing will be presented at our next Stevia symposium in Leuven on June 28-29 2012. 


4 July 2011 

European experts in favour of Commission proposal which may lead to authorisation of steviol glycoside this year

According to the Commission proposal the use of Steviol glycosides as a sweetener in a number of categories of foodstuffs should be authorised. This proposal has been approved by The Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCoFCAH).
Once the European Parliament has reviewed the document steviol glycosides may be authorised and on the market by the end of 2011.


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"Stevia: Break through in Europe"

In June 2011, the fifth Stevia Symposium has taken place in Leuven, Belgium.

Read the abstract and the power point presentations and find out how to get the booklet HERE.


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14 April 2010

EFSA evaluates the safety of steviol glycosides

EFSA’s scientific Panel on additives, the ANS Panel, has assessed the safety of steviol glycosides, sweeteners extracted from plant leaves, and established an Acceptable Daily Intake for their safe use.

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Welcome to..

..the European Stevia Association (EUSTAS)


..a non-profit organisation. The main aims of this project are the promotion and coordination of all activities focussing on research and health in relation to Stevia rebaudiana and related compounds, to show that they are safe for the human consumption and to place a new application for Stevia rebaudiana as a sweetener against the Scientific Committee on Food of the European Commission.
The application for Stevia leaves as Novel Food was handed in to the SCF on July 2007.
Read the summary of this application. 

On September 26th 2007 we sent an application to EFSA for steviol glycosides as food additive. Read the summary of this application.

Read more about EUSTAS on... Who is EUSTAS? 



Stevia rebaudiana BERTONI 



...is an incredibly sweet herb native to Paraguay. The sweeteners, steviosid and rebaudiosid A, extracted from the plants, are 300 times sweeter than sugar which are not metabolised and contain no calories.

read more about Stevia rebaudiana on.. What is Stevia?