Press Releases
National Real Sugar Day: Celebrating Real Sugar’s Role in Real Food
WASHINGTON D.C. | OCTOBER 15, 2026 – The Sugar Association will celebrate National Real Sugar Day on October 15 by recognizing real sugar’s role as a real, recognizable ingredient in real food. This year’s celebration also highlights that real sugar is rooted in nature and is at the heart of real recipes and scratch cooking.
Sweetener transparency more relevant and needed than ever
August 20, 2026 | Washington D.C. – The Sugar Association today (Thursday) renewed its call for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to end decades of inaction and require transparent labeling of non-sugar sweeteners (“sweeteners”), in line with the Make America Healthy (MAHA) agenda and consumers’ demand for informed choice. In the second supplement
The Sugar Association celebrates real sugar’s deep roots: from farms to family favorites
WASHINGTON D.C. | OCTOBER 15, 2025 – The Sugar Association is marking National Real Sugar Day today by celebrating the gold standard of sweetness – real sugar! This year’s celebration highlights real sugar’s unique story and its deep roots, from farms to family favorites. Real sugar’s roots go back thousands of years, as one of
In the News
Sugar Association Renews FDA Push for Sweetener Transparency on Labels
“The Sugar Association renewed its call for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to end decades of inaction and require transparent labeling of non-sugar sweeteners. The move — the second supplement to a 2020 petition originally backed by 30,000 citizen signatories — lands squarely inside the Make America Healthy (MAHA) agenda and a broader consumer push
Former USDA official: Attack on Big Food could move to Big Ag
“Courtney Gaine, the president and CEO of The Sugar Association, both noted that sugar consumption has decreased in the United States even while obesity rates have risen….Gaine encouraged the farmers to emphasize that sugar is grown in this country and that if sugar is removed from a recipe it’s often replaced by artificial sweeteners.” Read
The new dietary guidelines and the Trump administration’s ‘war’ on real sugar
“In specific guidelines for certain age groups and subpopulations, the new DGA advise to “avoid added sugars during infancy and early childhood” (birth to 4 years) and say “no amount of added sugars is recommended” up to age 11. The DGA provide no evidence to support such extreme recommendations. In fact, the author of the
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Sugar beet and sugar cane farmers are growing nature’s oldest sweetener, and our association is growing awareness of and confidence in sugar.
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