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June 19, 2019
IEG Policy published an article regarding the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) final guidance clarifying the exemption of sugar and honey from the Nutrition Facts panel added sugars declaration.
Reporter Margarita Raycheva writes:
“It is a relief for the sugar industry to finally have a path forward with labeling bags and boxes of sugar,” Courtney Gaine, the Sugar Association’s president and CEO, told IEG Policy on Tuesday. “We are certainly pleased FDA updated this guidance to reflect that there is no sugar added to real sugar and that the inclusion of an added sugars line for sugar would have misled consumers.”
Read the full article (subscription required) at: https://iegpolicy.agribusinessintelligence.informa.com/PL220602/FDA-gives-sugar-syrup-and-honey-an-extra-year-to-comply-with-NFP-added-sugars-mandate
April 1, 2023
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March 7, 2023
Many people are cutting back on their sugar intake for health reasons. But the food industry has found another way to give consumers their sweet fix. It is quietly replacing the sugar in many packaged foods with sucralose, stevia, allulose, erythritol and a wide variety of other artificial sweeteners and sugar substitutes.[...]
March 5, 2023
…Under the proposal, manufacturers can label their products “healthy” only if they contain a meaningful amount of food from at least one of the main food groups such as fruit, vegetable or dairy, as recommended by federal dietary guidelines. They must also adhere to specific limits for certain nutrients, such as [...]
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