December 19/Washington/Medical Daily -- The Sugar Association said it sent a request to the Food and Drug Administration on December 19 to reject the Corn Refiners Association’s (CRA) petition to change the name "high-fructose corn syrup" (HFCS) to “corn sugar,” citing a recent study on human metabolism.
The Sugar Association, which represents major U.S. sugar companies, sent findings to the FDA suggesting “the proposed name change would mislead consumers.” The association says the report refutes the CRA claim of “no metabolic differences between HFCS and sugar.”