HealthCo, a division of NOW Health Group, Bloomingdale, IL, has received a letter of no objection from FDA regarding the Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) status of its Stevia FSE. The company self-affirmed this natural sweetener is GRAS in May 2010 following a comprehensive review of chemistry, safety and toxicology data by an independent panel of scientists. Healthco sells Stevia FSE as a bulk powder food ingredient, in private label consumer sizes and food-service bulk packets.