MIAMI, FL, Sep. 15, 2009 (Marketwire) --
MIAMI, FL -- (Marketwire) -- 09/15/09 -- Stock Market Alert's performance stock list includes: Sunwin International Neutraceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: SUWN), Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU), Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ: DNDN) and Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AUXL).
Breaking News: Sunwin International Neutraceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: SUWN) reports financial results for the Fiscal Year of 2009. The company, a worldwide supplier of all-natural, zero-calorie stevia and WILD Flavors, Inc. ("WILD Flavors"), one of the largest, privately-owned suppliers of natural and health-enhancing ingredients, flavors, colors, and innovative product concepts to the food and beverage industry, have completed the process for U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") self-affirmed GRAS status for stevia extracts produced by Sunwin and sold worldwide.
In February of 2009 Sunwin announced a partnership with WILD Flavors, a company responsible for the flavors and ingredient combinations found in many well known products produced in the food and beverage industry. The companies jointly pursued the self-affirmation GRAS process along with GRAS Associates, LLC, a highly regarded independent organization focused on the FDA's GRAS submission process. After months of extensive review of data, toxicology studies and production processes used by Sunwin, GRAS Associates has determined that the OnlySweet(TM) stevia extracts produced by Sunwin meet the safety criteria for use as a general purpose sweetener in a variety of food products for consumer use including, food, beverages, confectioneries and table-top products. The OnlySweet(TM) stevia extracts that were included in the self-affirmation GRAS study meet or exceed the specifications of 95% steviol glycoside content established by the World Health Organization (WHO) Joint Expert Committee of Food Additives (JECFA).
Self-affirmed GRAS status is an authorized FDA designation that allows companies to perform all necessary research by consulting with an independent expert panel of scientists to determine if an ingredient meets the FDA's criteria for safety. The necessary safety requirement established by the FDA is a "reasonable certainty in the minds of competent scientists that the substance is not harmful under the intended conditions of use."
Robert S. McQuate, PhD, and CEO of GRAS Associates, adds, "Sunwin and WILD Flavors have done an excellent job in preparing high quality OnlySweet(TM) stevia extracts that have attained self-affirmed GRAS status. This collaboration has been successful in ensuring high purity compositions that meet the international specifications detailed by JECFA that also fulfill FDA safety requirements.
