ITC clears GDFII/L&P Food on patented sucralose manufacturing technology

Guangdong Food Industry Institute/L&P Food Ingredient (GDFII/L&P Food) says administrative law judge Charles E. Bullock of the US International Trade Commission (ITC) has determined that the company does not infringe any of the patents asserted by Tate & Lyle’s Section 337 complaint.

The complaint alleges infringement of process patents relating to the production of sucralose and certain intermediate compounds.

This initial determination was presented by the US ITC September 22, 2008.

GDFII/L&P, headquartered in Guangdong Province, China with an alliance with Ingredient Specialties, Inc., provides a global distribution network that markets Züeit brand sucralose to the food, beverage, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industries as a high intensity, non-caloric sweetener.