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There are three main quality standard systems in the industry:

    The first quality standard of 1999 national standard, mainly referring to the level of production technology and stevia application level at that time. This standard made the cultivation of stevia and stevia sales develop from extensive to intensive, and took into account the import standards of neighboring Japan and South Korea. The first grade content of stevivia was defined as 90%. Let the development of the stevia industry form a strong guidance.

    The second is the stevia standard, the JECFA standard, adopted at the 69th meeting of the UN World Health Organization Expert Committee in 2008. The value of the standard is that after the 2002 scandal, the shadow in the public and especially the huge European and American markets. The main conclusion is that stevia products with total glycosides higher than 95% are safe enough within a certain upper limit of their daily intake.

    The third type is the GRAS standard. In 2009, the US FDA made a GRAS reply. As a mechanism for the safety recognition of food additives, the US FDA has approved 97% of A (Reb A) products. The GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) is also known. This standard opens the door to the huge American market for food, beverage sweeteners, and stevia to appear in many sports drinks, diet foods. It has also eliminated the low-content mix of crude stevia, changing the public's impression of the bitter taste after stevia.

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