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Tate & Lyle PLC
26 September 2001


  Tate & Lyle and McNeil Nutritionals Announce Global Sucralose Alliance    

Tate & Lyle PLC ('Tate & Lyle') and McNeil Nutritionals ('McNeil'), a Johnson
& Johnson company, announced today the realignment of their sucralose
activities into a new global alliance designed to maximize the market
penetration and accelerate the worldwide growth of sucralose. Existing
sucralose sales and marketing arrangements have been restructured to play to
the geographic and market strengths of each company. 

Under the agreement, the companies will co-operate closely to further the
development of the sucralose business. Tate & Lyle will act as exclusive
broker for sucralose ingredient sales in certain key markets outside of North
America. McNeil will exclusively market the Splenda(R)tabletop brand of
sucralose to retailers worldwide.

The formation of this alliance represents a continuance of the 20-year
partnership between the two companies. Sucralose, a non-caloric sweetener made
from sugar, is manufactured by McNeil in the United States, and is currently
approved in over 40 countries worldwide.

Larry Pillard, Chief Executive of Tate & Lyle said:

'We are glad to be able to further our long-standing relationship with McNeil
through this alliance.  The new arrangements will enable us to leverage our
global sales network and offer this exciting product to more of our customers
alongside our existing range of value added carbohydrate-based food
ingredients and sweeteners.'


Enquiries       Mark Robinson 020-7626 6525
                Chris Fox 020-7626 6525 (Press)

                

(R) Splenda is a registered trademark