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From Sugar to Splenda

A Personal and Scientific Journey of a Carbohydrate Chemist and Expert Witness

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  • © 2012

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Authors:
  1. Bert Fraser-Reid

    1. Pittsboro, USA

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  • The first book to discuss this Tate & Lyle lawsuit

  • A combination of autobiography, scientific explanation and legal commentary

  • An autobiography of successful and famous sugar Chemist Bert-Fraser Reid

  • Of interest to a wide audience, including a popular audience

  • Highlights the development and associated health benefits and risks of artificial sweeteners

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Jamaica

    • Bert Fraser-Reid
    Pages 1-13

  3. Growing Up In Jamaica

    • Bert Fraser-Reid
    Pages 15-30

  4. Canada – Very Fortunately

    • Bert Fraser-Reid
    Pages 31-42

  5. London – Hough, Khan and Pfadnis Get Together

    • Bert Fraser-Reid
    Pages 43-50

  6. Sweetness

    • Bert Fraser-Reid
    Pages 51-57

  7. “Luck?”

    • Bert Fraser-Reid
    Pages 59-62

  8. Prepping for the Trial – Swords of Damocles Shall Dangle

    • Bert Fraser-Reid
    Pages 63-77

  9. Preamble to the Trial

    • Bert Fraser-Reid
    Pages 79-83

  10. Day One of the Trial

    • Bert Fraser-Reid
    Pages 85-95

  11. Day Two of the Trial

    • Bert Fraser-Reid
    Pages 97-105

  12. Day Three of the Trial

    • Bert Fraser-Reid
    Pages 107-115

  13. Day Four of the Trial

    • Bert Fraser-Reid
    Pages 117-128

  14. Day Five of the Trial

    • Bert Fraser-Reid
    Pages 129-137

  15. Day Six of the Trial

    • Bert Fraser-Reid
    Pages 139-154

  16. Days Seven and Eight of the Trial – My Time on the Witness Stand

    • Bert Fraser-Reid
    Pages 155-167

  17. Thursday Night – It Was There All the Time!

    • Bert Fraser-Reid
    Pages 169-170

  18. Day Eight of the Trial – I Return to the Witness Stand

    • Bert Fraser-Reid
    Pages 171-177

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 179-216
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About this book

More than just coincidence connects a Tate & Lyle lawsuit and artificial sweetener to Jamaican-born Chemist Bert Fraser-Reid. From his first experience of Chemistry through his diabetic father, to his determination and drive as a Chemistry student in Canada, Fraser-Reid weaves a remarkable tale integrating science, law and autobiographical anecdotes. This book arises from the lawsuit brought by Tate & Lyle against companies accused of infringing its patents for sucralose, the sweet ingredient in the artificial sweetener SPLENDA which is made by chlorinating sugar. From a 1958 undergraduate intern witnessing the pioneering experiments on sugar chlorination, to being the 1991 recipient of the world’s premiere prize for carbohydrate chemistry, Fraser-Reid was groomed for his role as expert witness in the mentioned lawsuit. Nevertheless, it seems more than his career links Fraser-Reid to the case.

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  • Pittsboro, USA

    Bert Fraser-Reid

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