You need to buy one of those pocket magnifying glasses from WH Smith! These food manufacturers do their utmost to make their labelling so small that most of us (over 40s particularly!) can't read them!
I have just ordered my Stevia cookery book Anja!
and more importantlyStevia and stevioside are not permitted for sale as food or food ingredients in the UK and most other European Union (EU) countries. However, in 2010 the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concluded that an Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) for steviol glycosides could now be established. This had not been possible in earlier assessments on stevioside (a steviol glycoside) by the Scientific Committee on Food (SCF) mainly due to a lack of appropriate data.
Further applications were received for the approval of steviol glycosides in 2007 and 2008 respectively. In light of new evidence, EFSA concluded that the results of toxicological testing indicated that steviol glycosides are not genotoxic, carcinogenic, nor associated with any reproductive/developmental toxicity. Therefore, EFSA set an Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) for steviol glycosides, expressed as steviol equivalents, of 4mg/kg bw/day. This is consistent with the ADI established in 2008 by the Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives administered jointly by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization (JECFA), an international expert scientific committee.
Yes I do too and I wasn't sure what to do with it! I tried chewing on some and it was very sweet. Anja mentioned that she had seen some cookery books on Amazon, so I will happily share when it comes! The review of the one I bought mentioned a super scrummy apple pie!
The plants must be ok though - I bought seeds and plants here. It must be the dried stuff that is unlicensed?