New evidence submitted to FDA supports swift action on artificial sweetener labeling reform

Obesity and related diseases are serious. Nobody, particularly our members who grow and process sugar across the country, discounts that.

“Gaine added, “There is no data to support all this.” She said the focus on added sugar is often politically motivated, but food groups have not pushed back on the MAHA pressure. There is a lot of fear of retaliation, and for good reason they have not wanted to push back publicly,” Gaine said. “I think it’s going to demand a coordinated, really coordinated, pushing back. Any effort up (until) now has been to go along to get along, and I don’t know if that’s going to work.”

“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…