New Issue Brief Explains How Sugar Program Administrators Can Update Definition of ‘Refined’ Sugar to Ensure It Actually Is Refined
Washington, D.C. (July 20, 2023) — The Sweetener Users Association (SUA) today released an issue brief explaining that, when domestic sugar supplies are short and import quotas need to be increased, the use of an outdated standard for refined sugar results in imported sugar that fails to meet the needs of consumers and sugar-using companies. The brief offers simple solutions U.S. officials can implement to fix this problem. …