# The Vegetarian Resource Group Blog

> CJ CheilJedang launched L-cysteine produced from raw sugar and glucose instead of the duck-feather-based process used by most manufacturers. The company said supply had been unstable because of tighter Chinese government regulation of the feather-based route.

- Date: 2017-03-22 · published 2017-03-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72311-the-vegetarian-resource-group-blog
- Commodities: [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md)

## Why it matters

A switch to a sugar-based process could ease L-cysteine supply tied to Chinese regulation, but L-cysteine is a minor specialty additive with little link to feed grain or protein meal prices.

## Sources

- vrg.org: https://www.vrg.org/blog/2017/03/22/chinese-company-producing-l-cysteine-from-sugar/

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