Sugar Association asks FDA to overhaul sweetener labeling rules
“The Sugar Association wants the FDA to require all alternative sweeteners to be labeled as such, providing consumers transparency about the amounts of sweeteners in the foods they eat. The industry’s science group filed a petition with the FDA on Wednesday, asking for …
Sugar group petitions FDA on sweetener labeling
“The Sugar Association on June 3 filed a US Food and Drug Administration Citizen Petition asking the FDA to require complete and accurate labeling of low- and no-calorie sweeteners…
Widespread lockdowns have led many people to bake for comfort and enjoyment—and to talk about sugar in the process
“Home baking is having a moment right now—and that means that sugar is, too.” Said Courtney Gaine, Sugar Association President and CEO.
Eggs, flour, sugar… Quarantine baking pushes staple ingredients into the spotlight
“At-home baking has exploded as a go-to quarantine activity among US households, causing a shift in consumer attitudes for overlooked pantry ingredients and heightened demand for highly-scrutinized ingredients such as ‘refined’ sugar.”
What are consumers doing with all that flour?
Together with toilet paper, dried beans and sliced bread, family flour has seen an extraordinary spike of sales since the beginning of March…According to the Home Baking Association, the seeds of this surge of family flour demand were evident before the coronavirus outbreak.
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