Consumer Group Wants FDA to Establish Limits for Sugar in Drinks
Why don't you just read the label?
Soda and other sugary drinks have unsafe levels of high-fructose corn syrup or other added sugars, a consumer group says, and it is urging the government to determine a safe level to reduce Americans' "dangerously high sugar consumption."
The Center for Science in the Public Interest filed a petition today with the Food and Drug Administration urging the agency to identify a safe level for added sugars in beverages.
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The CSPI is a consumer group like NAMBLA is a child welfare agency.