WASHINGTON (March 6, 2017) — The Sugar Association submitted comments today to FDA on its draft guidance for compliance with newly adopted revisions to the Nutrition Facts Label that will appear on packaged foods and beverages. The new labels are expected to go into effect for larger food companies by July 2018. The new label will require bags, boxes or other retail packages of sugar to declare their contents as ‘added sugars.’
“We are baffled by the notion that sugar could contain ‘added sugars’,” said Sugar Association CEO Courtney Gaine, Ph.D., R.D. “Unlike everything else on the label, ‘added sugars’ is not a nutrient. It’s just a term that refers to an ingredient that has been added to a product. Saying that there are ‘added sugars’ in sugar will undoubtedly confuse consumers and further complicate what we know is already a difficult concept for people to understand. Sugar is just sugar and there is nothing added to it.”
Contact: Beth Casteel, casteel@sugar.org, 202-785-1122 x190
October 15, 2025
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 […]
January 14, 2025
January 14, 2025 (Washington, D.C.) – The following reaction statement is attributable to Sugar Association President and CEO Courtney Gaine, PhD, RD: “The Sugar Association supports transparency, but this draft label offers only the illusion of transparency – it entirely leaves out total calories and the use of industrial additives like artificial sweeteners. In fact, […]
December 19, 2024
December 19, 2024 (Washington, D.C.) – The following reaction statement is attributable to Sugar Association President and CEO Courtney Gaine, PhD, RD: “The Sugar Association supports the Dietary Guidelines recommendation to limit added sugars to 10% of total calories, but the new “healthy” definition goes well beyond that recommendation and arbitrarily excludes many foods containing […]
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