From Sugar to Splenda A Personal and Scientific Journey of a Carbohydrate Chemist and Expert Witness /

• Main Author: Fraser-Reid, Bert (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Food > Biotechnology.; Carbohydrates.; Diabetes.; Popular works.; Commercial law.; Carbohydrate Chemistry.; Commercial Law.; Food Science.; Popular Science, general.

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...

Table of Contents:

• Jamaica
• The Author in Jamaica
• Canada - very fortunately
• London - Hough, Khan and Pfadnis get together
• Sweetness
• "Luck"
• Prepping for the Trial - Identifying "Swords of Damocles"
• Preamble to the Trial
• Day One of the Trial
• Day Two of the Trial
• Day Three of the Trial
• Day Four of the Trial
• Day Five of the Trial
• Day Six of the Trial
• Days Seven and Eight of the Trial: My time on the Witness Stand
• Appendices.