PureCircle, the world's leading producer and marketer of high purity stevia products announces it has reached a major milestone as the company prepares to commercialize its latest stevia innovation, PureCircle’s high purity Reb D. Following a detailed safety evaluation by an independent Expert Panel, PureCircle’s high purity Reb D has received self-affirmed GRAS status, and PureCircle has elected to formally submit its GRAS notification to the FDA for the agency’s additional safety review.