Los Angeles (ap)-recent attempts to change a from corn industry important consumer information widely used, but more and more controversial sweetener is misleading, and may have a robbery, the name of the food and drug administration in the senior official said in the documents, get through the ap.
Comments is corn refining association require it to last year whether that will change the name of high fructose corn syrup only clear "corn syrup." After the informal request to withdraw, and in September 2010, the group made a formal petition, seek a more radical name changes: "corn sugar"
Corn industry is trying to high fructose corn syrup image after the transformation, some scientists and obesity and other health problems and some food companies began to sell products do not contain ingredients. High fructose corn syrup is at present the most soda and a surprising array processing food.
In response to the corn refining association of the use of long-term "corn syrup," Michael Taylor, the FDA associate commissioner for food of told his colleagues, he is uncomfortable name change and proposals to allow it would deprive the important information, consumers and invite ridicule.
"This will be the name of the composition of misleading sure, especially in the debate around it, after all this time to change," Taylor in on March 15, 2010, the month told his colleagues in the E-mail. "If we allow it, we will be right at the results and process and through it." the realization of material
Leading the FDA food festival Taylor, the supervision of the food labels, to ensure that the product contains specific nutritional information.
The FDA's spokesman, said the humanitarian Taylor comments should be in the advice name changes "corn syrup", and have no background should look what the FDA decision it may be about ongoing review, in order to change the name of high fructose corn syrup to infer the "corn sugar."
"Carla said," your conversation is in a different context, not and will not affect the results of the complaint reporting itself.
In his E-mail, Taylor also said helpless, corn industry has asked the informal high fructose corn syrup, he is worried that the name changes the agency's reputation, if its rubber stamped with requirements.
Corn refining association spokesman Audrae sven-goran eriksson said, she did not see Taylor's speech, so can't comment.
In an email statement, she said, the investigation "corn syrup" whether a word can be used to "itself shows that provide the institutions, reviewing and offer an opinion, and no any misleading composition."
Corn industry in September 2010 with the FDA submitted its name changes to petition the decision may be another year away. Has invited the public to submit relevant Suggestions opinion.
Eriksson said, corn industry to change the name of high fructose corn syrup, because a survey found that consumers better understand what is in when "corn sugar" is a term used to describe its material.
The FDA commissioner as, from 1990 to 1997, dr David Kessler, said he did not see Taylor's E-mail first hand information, but said it said, as it tries to more the name, high fructose corn syrup corn sugar, corn industry might run into obstacles. "
"Whatever you call it, it should have the American diet of small place," Kessler said. "It certainly sounds like the FDA is clear that the personage inside course of study thinks, this is not a wise thing."
Even if long-term "corn sugar" is not approved, corn industry has already started to use a series of high-profile television, network and print advertising, tell consumers, "sugar sugar and corn sugar is natural and security, its moderate consumption.
The sugar industry has been submitted a claim, says the number of their action, with false advertising. A federal judge is examining a bill to of the case.
Scientists are divided into high fructose corn syrup than regular sugar whether the damage. The American medical association said, is there enough evidence to limit the use of high fructose corn syrup, although it needs more study.




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