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USDA finalizes modern WIC program, secures additional $1bn in funding
April 10, 2024
“A wider range of packaged foods, including canned fish, canned beans and some plant-based dairy, could qualify for reimbursement under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) following an update by the US Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), announced this week. Sugar Association argues that added sugar limit […]
These two Kitchen Staples are the Secret Ingredients to Keeping Your Oven Clean
March 10, 2024
“Many people shy away from using their oven’s self-cleaning feature since it gets so incredibly hot, and reports of those cycles damaging plenty of ovens litter the internet. By mixing 8 fluid ounces of apple cider vinegar with 1 fluid ounce of sugar, you can create a safe and effective oven cleaner. Wipe it on the […]
Bill would require artificial sweetener labeling
January 2, 2024
“Members of Congress have introduced the TRUTH in Labeling Act – short for Transparency, Readability, Understandability, Truth and Helpfulness – that would direct the Food and Drug Administration to develop new front-of-package labels for foods and beverages sold in the U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said the bill ensures foods have […]
FDA proposes restaurants voluntarily disclose added sugars content
December 13, 2023
“The Food and Drug Administration is encouraging restaurants to voluntarily include added sugars in the nutritional information on menus. In draft guidance issued Wednesday, the agency said when it finalized the menu labeling rule in 2014, the additional written nutrition information was aligned with the nutrition information required in the Nutrition Facts Label. In 2016, FDA […]
Sugar industry questions scientific basis for sugar recommendations in next Dietary Guidelines
November 30, 2023
“The Sugar Association has presented a new argument in the ongoing public debate over how much sugar Americans should be told to consume in their daily diet… Specifically, the group, which represents US sugar beet and sugar cane farmers, processors, and refiners, argues that while dietary recommendations for nutrients like sugar should be based on […]
National Real Sugar Day yields sweet results for charities and a Minnesota high school
November 30, 2023
“The second annual National Real Sugar Day on Oct. 14, 2023, was a celebration of people: those who grow sugarbeet and sugar cane crops and work in the American sugar industry, and everyone who enjoys eating, baking and cooking with real sugar. After its successful debut on the National Day Calendar last year, the event has grown in scope […]
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