Currently, "corn sugar" can sometimes refer to dextrose, a type of sugar that is derived from corn starch. Some people have to rely on this corn sugar because they cannot absorb or tolerate fructose. The FDA said labeling high-fructose corn syrup as a sugar could put these people at risk.
Dan Callister, an attorney for the Sugar Association, called the FDA's decision "a victory for American consumers." But the Corn Refiners Association said the FDA did not question that corn syrup is a form of sugar, or that consumers could be confused by the term high-fructose corn syrup.
"In light of the FDA's technical decision, it is important to note that the agency continues to consider HFCS as a form of added sugar," the group's president, Audrae Erickson, said in a statement.
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