Category Archives: SUA Members

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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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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Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee: Added Sugars Draft Conclusion

On Tuesday, May 26, 2020, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) announced that its final webinar, to review its draft report, would be delayed from June 8 to June 17. At the same time, the committee posted draft conclusion statements for its topics and questions. Some of these statements had been reviewed at previous meetings,…

COVID-19 Nutrition Provisions Overview

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Sugar-Containing Products Report for 2019/20 Q2

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