Tag: corn syrup
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UCSF, CSPI Tackle Science of Sweeteners
Researchers with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and two other universities have launched a campaign targeting added sugar consumption. Led by UCSF Health Policy Professor Laura Schmidt, the Sugar-Science Initiative bills itself as “the authoritative source for the science about added sugar and its impact on our health.” The resulting Website features public health…
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Shook Authors Discuss U.S. Regulatory and Litigation Landmines in IBA Newsletter
Global Product Liability Partners Gregory Fowler and Marc Shelley have co-authored an article titled “Food and beverage labelling and advertising in the United States: Regulatory and litigation landmines,” appearing in the September 2014 issue of the International Bar Association’s Product Law and Advertising Newsletter. The article considers the public and private challenges facing U.S. food and…
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Study Claims SSBs Consumed During Adolescence Could Impair Memory
An animal study presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB) held July 29-August 1, 2014, in Seattle, Washington, has reportedly claimed that “daily consumption of beverages sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup or sucrose can impair the ability to learn and remember information, particularly when consumption occurs during…
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The Atlantic Tackles Fructose and Sugar Confusion
A recent article in The Atlantic illustrated the confusion surrounding fructose, glucose, sugar, and other sweeteners by interviewing several researchers whose conclusions on nutrition and sugar contradict each other to varying degrees. James Hamblin points to Mehmet Oz’s unqualified support—and later retraction—of agave syrup as a natural and healthy sweetener alternative to sugar or high-fructose…
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J.M Smucker Prevails on Class Certification Motion in Labeling Suit
A federal court in California has denied the motion to certify statewide monetary or injunctive relief classes in litigation alleging that J.M. Smucker’s labels for Uncrustables and Crisco Original and Butter Flavor Shortening products “mislead consumers into believing that they are healthful, when in reality they both contain trans fat and Uncrustables also contain high fructose…
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Court Rules Plaintiff Cannot Prove HFCS Caused Teen’s Type 2 Diabetes
A federal court in New York has dismissed an amended complaint filed against high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) manufacturers, alleging that the HFCS in foods and beverages, such as McDonald’s hamburger buns and Pepsi, was a substantial factor in causing a 14-year-old girl to develop Type 2 diabetes. S.F. v. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., No. 13-634, decided April 21,…
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Litigation Documents Reveal Debate over HFCS “Natural” Campaign
Among the tens of thousands of documents reportedly made public in advance of a hearing in litigation pitting the sugar industry against companies that make high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) are emails that purportedly show some HFCS company executives were concerned about rebranding and advertising the substance as “natural” and “nutritionally the same as sugar.” Some…
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Credit Suisse Issues Report on Sugar Consumption
Credit Suisse’s Research Institute has issued a September 2013 report titled Sugar Consumption at a Crossroads that examines the world sweetener market as well as the latest research on the health effects of sugar and high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). Noting that soft drinks have drawn the most attention from legislators, regulators and consumer groups, the report…