McNeil Nutritionals
Encyclopedia
McNeil Nutritionals, LLC is a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson
, and sells a range of products including Viactiv and the branded sucralose
sweetener Splenda
.
It is based in Fort Washington, PA, USA. In June 2007, McNeil became involved in lawsuits with Merisant
(makers of the artificial sweetener Equal
). More recently, it has started producing a sweetener made with stevia
and cane sugar, marketed as Sun Crystals.
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500....
, and sells a range of products including Viactiv and the branded sucralose
Sucralose
Sucralose is an artificial sweetener. The majority of ingested sucralose is not broken down by the body and therefore it is non-caloric. In the European Union, it is also known under the E number E955. Sucralose is approximately 600 times as sweet as sucrose , twice as sweet as saccharin, and 3.3...
sweetener Splenda
Splenda
Splenda is the commercial name and registered trade mark of a sucralose-based artificial sweetener derived from sugar, owned by the British company Tate & Lyle. Sucralose was discovered by Tate & Lyle and researchers at Queen Elizabeth College, University of London, in 1976...
.
It is based in Fort Washington, PA, USA. In June 2007, McNeil became involved in lawsuits with Merisant
Merisant
Merisant Company is a United States manufacturer of artificial sweeteners, including Equal and Canderel.The company was formed from Monsanto Company's tabletop sweetener business, which was acquired by a group of investors in 2000....
(makers of the artificial sweetener Equal
Equal (sweetener)
Equal is a brand of artificial sweetener containing aspartame, dextrose and maltodextrin. It is marketed as a tabletop sweetener by Merisant, a global corporation which also owns the well-known NutraSweet brand and which has headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, Switzerland, Mexico, and Australia...
). More recently, it has started producing a sweetener made with stevia
Stevia
Stevia is a genus of about 240 species of herbs and shrubs in the sunflower family , native to subtropical and tropical regions from western North America to South America. The species Stevia rebaudiana, commonly known as sweetleaf, sweet leaf, sugarleaf, or simply stevia, is widely grown for its...
and cane sugar, marketed as Sun Crystals.