Consumer group asks FDA to limit sweeteners in soft drinks
Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 13:00
in Health & Medicine
The Center for Science in the Public Interest urges the FDA to require beverage makers to reduce the amount of high-fructose corn syrup and other sweeteners.A consumer group is taking aim at high-fructose corn syrup in soft drinks, arguing that it and other sweeteners are responsible for high obesity rates and health problems because Americans drink too much soda.