USDA Federal Register – 2021 WTO TRQs Announced
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Sugar Association Press Release: New Research Shows Consumers Want Additional Labeling Requirements for Sweeteners in Packaged Food
See the below June 29 news release of The Sugar Association on new consumer research showing consumers “are confused about the use of sugar substitutes in packaged food.” Contact: Steph Saullo ssaullo@dsmstrategic.com 386-871-8697 New Research Shows Consumers Want Additional Labeling Requirements for Sweeteners in Packaged Food Data shows need for Sweeping Reform as Detailed in…
USMCA Provides Additional Sugar Access to Canada
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SUA Applauds USMCA Entry Into Force and the Support It Brings for U.S. Sugar-Using Companies
Food and Beverage Manufacturers Praise USTR, USDA and Congress for Efforts to Get New Trade Agreement in Effect on July 1. Washington, D.C. (July 1, 2020) – The Sweetener Users Association (SUA) today issued the following statement applauding the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Congress for ensuring that the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) entered into force today …
U.S.-Mexico Sugar Deal Amendments Upheld By Trade Court
As reported by Bloomberg Law, the Court of International Trade has rejected CSC Sugar’s challenge to the 2020 amendments to the suspension agreements with Mexico.
Dietary Guidelines Committee Recommendation for Added Sugars
The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) plans to recommend that added sugars constitute no more than 6 percent of calories, a reduction from the current recommendation of 10 percent. Although the DGAC’s findings associate added sugars with some adverse conditions and outcomes, the reduction appears to be driven more by the committee’s food pattern modeling.…
Board Meeting / Conference Call Info June 2020
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Analysis of June 2020 WASDE
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FDA Labeling of Low & No Calorie Sweeteners
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SUA Letter to USDA Re: Response to ASA
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