Sugar industry calls for stricter sweetener labeling
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
Sugar Association Petitions FDA for Synthetic Sweetener Labeling
June 5, 2020 “The Sugar Association on June 3 filed a citizen petition asking the FDA to require clearer labeling of low- and no-calorie sweeteners on food packages. The association wants the term “sweetener” in parentheses following the chemical names of those sweeteners (aspartame, stevia, etc.) in the ingredient statement and, for children’s food and
Sugar Association petitions FDA for labeling of low-, no-calorie sweeteners
“The Sugar Association, the scientific voice of the U.S. sugar industry, today filed a Food and Drug Administration citizen petition asking the agency to require “complete and accurate labeling of low- and no-calorie sweeteners on food packages.”
The Sugar Association files citizen petition asking FDA for ‘complete and accurate labeling’ of low- and no-calorie sweeteners
“A citizen petition filed by The Sugar Association to the FDA is calling for “complete and accurate labeling of low- and no-calorie sweeteners on food packages,” which would require food manufacturers to …
Sugar Association asks FDA to overhaul sweetener labeling rules
“The Sugar Association wants the FDA to require all alternative sweeteners to be labeled as such, providing consumers transparency about the amounts of sweeteners in the foods they eat. The industry’s science group filed a petition with the FDA on Wednesday, asking for …
Sugar group petitions FDA on sweetener labeling
“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…
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