The National Law Journal at law.com reports,
Three sugar companies initially filed suit on April 22, 2011, asserting that a CRA (Corn Refiners Associaiton, Inc.) advertising campaign makes false and misleading claims that high fructose corn syrup is "natural," that "sugar is sugar," that "your body can't tell the difference" and that it's "nutritionally the same as table sugar." The suit cites a "citizen's petition" that the CRA's members gave to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Sept. 14, 2010, seeking to replace the label "high fructose corn syrup" with "corn sugar" on ingredient labels.
The sugar industry is suing for false and misleading advertising.
This is like the pot calling the kettle black. Neither one is good for you, not even in moderation. They both contribute to a wide array of health issues.
This is a fight that I don't care who wins. Their market share is diminishing as more Americans cut sugar and HFCS from their diets, so they are fighting for a diminishing return on their investment. I don't feel sorry for them.
On a recent shopping trip, I had to buy some sugar. Yes, I use sugar, but a five pound bag lasts a long time in this household. But they don't sell five pound bags of sugar any more. The sugar bags are now four pounds, at the same price a five pound bag was. And sugar complains about HFCS deceiving the public?
I've converted to using stevia and other alternatives to sugar and HFCS. I don't buy products that have HFCS, and if there is sugar, it is a small amount. . .way below moderate. They lost a bunch of my business years ago.
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