Chinese sucralose shortage
Firms sourcing sucralose from China are struggling to secure supplies owing to a combination of factors including rising demand as sugar prices rise, electricity shortages in southern China and tighter enforcement of environmental legislation, FoodNavigator-USA revealed in mid-May.
Chinese sucralose supply shortage: ‘No one is coming to the plate with economical sucralose’
Tate & Lyle did not comment on the article, but is primed for action at its recently re-opened sucralose manufacturing plant in McIntosh, Alabama (pictured).