no,
Stepan Company processes the leaves. They have a special exemption to do so.

My point is that the amount of leaves imported by Stepan is well in excess of the medical need, and that said exemption is entirely down to the Coca Cola's political clout. The only reason, it seems, that decocanised leaves are allowed is because of pressure from Coca Cola.

I'm not accusing Coca Cola of doing anything illegal. They're far too big and clever for that. They made it legal. But only for them and their suppliers.

As for the claimed discrepancy between legitimate need and actual amount imported, I'm still trying to get some definite figures on that.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 19:14, Reply)