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Food companies respond to consumer groups advocating removal of HFCS
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Mars supports added sugar limit

The proposals recommend consumers limit their daily intake of added sugars to less than 10 percent of their calories.
Jeremy Gerrard
Jeremy Gerrard
May 13, 2015
The company also supports the US government’s proposal to include an “added sugars” declaration in the nutrition facts panel on all food packaging.
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Advocacy group calls on Coca-Cola and Pepsi to label genetically modified ingredients
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GMA appeals Vermont ruling on labeling law

The association is appealing the ruling that denied its motion to stop the mandatory labeling of genetically modified food from going into effect.
Jeremy Gerrard
Jeremy Gerrard
May 13, 2015
A US district court judge denied GMA’s preliminary injunction because the plaintiffs failed to show the law would cause them irreparable harm.
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Beer companies pop the top on their ingredients
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Beer brewed from food waste

A small Belgian brewery uses discarded bread as an ingredient to brew its latest beer.
Jeremy Gerrard
Jeremy Gerrard
April 28, 2015
Thinking sustainably, the Brussels Beer Project has brewed up its latest beer after a year of R&D.
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Pepsi ditches aspartame in Diet Pepsi
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Pepsi ditches aspartame in Diet Pepsi

The company made the decision to alter its traditional formula in response to growing consumer concerns regarding the safety of the sweetener.
Jeremy Gerrard
Jeremy Gerrard
April 28, 2015
Beginning in August, Diet Pepsi, Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi and Wild Cherry Diet Pepsi in the US will be sweetened with a blend of sucralose and acesulfame potassium.
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