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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.
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Jeremy Gerrard
May 13, 2015
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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.
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Jeremy Gerrard
May 13, 2015
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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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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.
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Jeremy Gerrard
April 28, 2015
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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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