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The Sugar Association celebrates real sugar’s deep roots: from farms to family favorites
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
Sugar Association responds to FDA’s proposed rule on front-of-package nutrition labeling
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,
Sugar Association responds to release of FDA’s final rule on the definition of ‘healthy’
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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The new dietary guidelines and the Trump administration’s ‘war’ on real sugar
“In specific guidelines for certain age groups and subpopulations, the new DGA advise to “avoid added sugars during infancy and early childhood” (birth to 4 years) and say “no amount of added sugars is recommended” up to age 11. The DGA provide no evidence to support such extreme recommendations. In fact, the author of the
Tenth Annual ‘Feeding the Economy’ Report Marks 10 Years of Measuring the Economic Power of America’s Food and Agriculture Industry
“The Feeding the Economy report affirms the vital role food and agriculture play in our nation’s economic resilience and food security. Commercial bakers have long been proud partners to American agriculture, sourcing 85 percent of their core ingredients from domestic farmers….Sponsoring organizations from the food and agriculture industries, who helped make the 2026 study possible,
Ag Briefs: US diesel hits $4 per gallon as fuel costs continue to rise
“Courtney Gaine, president and CEO of the Sugar Association, a scientific body that supports the U.S. sugar industry, told the USDA Outlook Forum that the school meal standards taking effect next year might prohibit added sugars in kindergarten meals and could significantly restrict them in other grades. That change alone would cut sugar demand by
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