The Sweetener Users Association (SUA) represents American food and beverage manufacturers who use sugar to make the products U.S. consumers know and love – from sweet treats to everyday staples like bread, pasta sauce, yogurt and peanut butter.
The Sweetener Users Association submitted the following comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service on January 13, 2026, detailing seven recommendations for ensuring refined sugar imports are actually refined.