Last summer, I phoned McNeil, Cdn. distributor of Splenda, located in Guelph, Ontario. 1-800-561-0070. This was before I had internet service, and hadn't met you wonderful dear folks at LowCarb Canada yet ....

Anyway, I was informed that pure sucralose, in its liquid form is indeed produced right here in Canada. HOWEVER, it is produced only for industrial use ... meaning, it is shipped to companies that make Splenda sweetened products, such as the drinks, juices etc AND the McNeil company branch in the US, where the pure sucralose is mixed with the maltodextrins etc and spun into the granular product, then packaged and shipped back here for us to pay an exhorbitant price for it .. .. The woman I spoke to advised me that the law did not permit its sale to individuals even for private consumption. She didn't specify which law, the FDA??, other consumer laws?? Or patent rights on the product from the parent company??

Doreen