Food industry expects MAHA campaign without scientific standards

Courtney Gaine, president and CEO of the Sugar Association, which represents the industry on scientific matters, said at the International Sweetener Colloquium. “It is really easy to regulate sugar. You can get easy wins for sugar,” Gaine said as she others discussed the impact of the MAHA movement. “The narrative is: The government and food industry have hurt people,” Gaine said. The campaign is designed to create distrust, she added. Both Gaine and Wagner noted that Kennedy’s standards are not based on science and said policy should be based on science.

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