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June 8, 2020
“The Sugar Association has filed a citizen petition with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration requesting the agency take steps to bring transparency in the labeling of sweeteners in food products and stop misleading claims.
The petition stems from FDA’s complete remodel of nutrition labels, first published in 2016.
“It was a fairly comprehensive reform,” said Courtney Gaine, president and CEO of the Sugar Association.
But the sugar industry started to realize there was a big void when it came to artificial sweeteners, she said.
Lack of transparency regarding sweeteners in food products has always been an issue, particularly in children’s products. But the issue grew when FDA’s labeling reform led to a proliferation of products with alternative sweeteners, she said.
One of the reasons FDA wanted to overhaul food labels was to include “added sugars” on the nutrition label.”
Real the full article at: https://www.capitalpress.com/nation_world/agriculture/sugar-industry-calls-for-stricter-sweetener-labeling/article_b6f55d90-a9a7-11ea-9414-efcd705eaf05.html
March 11, 2022
“This week the Sugar Association submitted a Supplemental petition (“Supplement”) to FDA to further support the Association’s June 2020 petition Misleading Labeling Sweeteners and Request for Enforcement Action (“Petition”).” Read the full article at: https://www.natlawreview.com/article/sugar-association-files-supplemental-petition-urging-regulatory-changes-artificially
March 11, 2022
“The Sugar Association’s filing, Supplement to Petition for Prohibition of Misleading Labeling of Sweeteners; and Supplemental Request for Promulgation of Regulations, provides new data in support of the association’s original Citizen Petition in June 2020, and demonstrates the problems with artificial sweetener labeling are getting more prolific in the absence of FDA action.” Read the […]
March 9, 2022
“Consumers who pay close attention to what they eat might have noticed a change to the Nutrition Facts label that comes with just about every food product. The new label looks like the old label, but it has more information, to reflect what the Food and Drug Administration says is “based on updated scientific information, new nutrition […]
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