New Sucralose Process from Lexington Pharmaceutical a ''Significant Improvement'' Over Tate & Lyle's Patents for Making Sucralose

03/06/08 Lexington Pharmaceuticals Laboratories, LLC announced that its unique method of producing sucralose has received independent confirmation from one of the industry’s leading experts that the method is more environmentally friendly than other known processes and, the Company believes, will be less expensive to produce.

Dr. Todd Lowary, PhD, professor at the University of Alberta and an organic chemist familiar with current patents regarding the process technology by Tate & Lyle, has reviewed Lexington’s intellectual property. Lowary states: “In my opinion, Lexington’s procedure represents a significant improvement over any process that I have reviewed in the Tate & Lyle patent portfolio, not only in terms of cost, but also toxicity”. Lowary adds: “I view what Lexington is doing as ‘greener’ chemistry than what’s in the patent literature.”

Ted Gelov, Lexington’s founder and CEO, states: “Lexington set out with a goal of improving the taste profile of sucralose and producing it in an environmentally friendly manner.” The company has filed patent applications on this novel manufacturing process.

The product is expected to be introduced in the table top sweetener called Nevella www.nevella.com, manufactured and distributed by Heartland Sweeteners, LLC. Heartland Sweeteners, LLC, a leading manufacturer and marketer of table top sweeteners, is also owned by Gelov.

The company is working with global partners to manufacture domestically in the US and at other sites around the world under pharmaceutical GMP conditions.