From Sugar to Splenda

This book discusses the lawsuit brought by Tate & Lyle against companies accused of infringing its patents for the artificial sweetener SPLENDA. It combines an autobiography of sugar Chemist Bert-Fraser Reid with scientific explanation and legal commentary.

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.

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.