Tip - How Is Saccharin Produced? | eHow

How Is Saccharin Produced?. While it is a popular sweetener nationwide, saccharin was actually discovered by accident. Chemist Constantin Fahlberg was experimenting with coal tar derivatives at a laboratory at Johns Hopkins University operated by Ira Remsen, a fellow chemist. After discovering saccharin's sweet nature, both Fahlber and Remsen...