Food fight builds as U.S. regulators weigh 'added sugar' label

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Food fight builds as U.S. regulators weigh 'added sugar' label

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/food-fight-builds-u-regulators-weigh-added-sugar-113030713--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cHhbdY2qAaeu1A0m6A3ESg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-04T223318Z_3_LYNXMPEA730DX_RTROPTP_2_SUGAR-LABELS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of Nutrition Facts label on a box of Pop Tarts at a store in New York" align="left" title="File photo of Nutrition Facts label on a box of Pop Tarts at a store in New York" border="0" /></a>One small corner of the wider culture war over public health and sweeteners, this fight isn't about how much sugar should be in your food, but how much you should know about it. U.S. food regulators say the public needs to know how much sugar manufacturers add to their products, beyond the sweetener that naturally occurs in the raw ingredients. Companies such as Campbell Soup Company oppose the addition. While the company says it supports better food labels, it warns that making a distinction in the source of sugar risks dangerous confusion.</p><br clear="all"/>

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