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24. Though the FDA often seems to be hopelessly corrupt, there are times when they do us right.

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FDA Nixes 'Corn Sugar' Label for Sweetening Syrup. [View all] elleng May 2012 OP

Good. n/t Moondog May 2012 #1

High Fructose Corn Bullshit and Pink Fucking Slime -- DON'T EAT IT!.....nt Evasporque May 2012 #43

Don't eat any kind of bullshit or anything that is fucking. yellowcanine May 2012 #49

Glad to hear this Marrah_G May 2012 #2

Now let's push forward and get it out of kids foods and such. Fearless May 2012 #3

Get it out of our food, period! RC May 2012 #7

True. Fearless May 2012 #11

Get it out of ALL foods SoCalNative May 2012 #13

Fact! Fearless May 2012 #14

Great idea, so long as your for getting other forms of sugar out of kids foods Major Nikon May 2012 #17

Anyone with Google.. sendero May 2012 #18

Your google must have missed this... Major Nikon May 2012 #19

The major concerns of HFCS; greiner3 Jun 2012 #56

I am for everyone eating healthier. Fearless May 2012 #23

It's only an excuse in that it makes it more efficent Major Nikon May 2012 #25

They would be more expensive. Fearless May 2012 #26

It could also hurt a lot more than it helps Major Nikon May 2012 #27

I'm not worried about a shortage of sugar. Fearless May 2012 #28

There won't be a shortage of sugar Major Nikon May 2012 #34

There is plenty of land in a lot of places to do a lot of things. Fearless May 2012 #38

I'm simply pointing out the logistics of producing sugar Major Nikon May 2012 #46

My argument is that sugar excess as well as corn syrup are unhealthy Fearless May 2012 #50

I'm completely in agreement with this Major Nikon May 2012 #51

Possible doesn't mean pratical yes, but impractical doesn't mean unnecessary either. Fearless May 2012 #52

while you have a point about sugar cane I have to disagree about sugar beets azurnoir May 2012 #37

Yes, sugar beets can be grown in North Dakota Major Nikon May 2012 #47

I looked it up and sugar beets are already grown in 26 states in the US azurnoir Jun 2012 #55

OK, eat all you want of this dangerous ingredient. I stay away from Monsanto's crunch60 May 2012 #31

Stay away from it all you want Major Nikon May 2012 #35

You can put in your body whatever you wish. And I do check who owns the Organics I purchase crunch60 May 2012 #39

HCFS is made from Monsanto's GMO, round up ready corn. Not like the old days. crunch60 May 2012 #29

Sucrose is composed of both fructose and glucose Major Nikon May 2012 #33

How do we know that the conversion of sucrose to glucose and fructose by the body Evasporque May 2012 #42

Humans haven't been eating refined sugars for millions of years Major Nikon May 2012 #44

HFCS has been around a lot longer than RR corn. yellowcanine May 2012 #48

I wouldn't be surprised if they get their way eventually ... Auggie May 2012 #4

Oh there's a fair amount of Democratic support for them too ... Nihil May 2012 #36

Good. freshwest May 2012 #5

Good. LadyHawkAZ May 2012 #6

Sweet. 4dsc May 2012 #8

Duzy! Odin2005 May 2012 #10

I use Stevia. Natural safe sweetner. nt crunch60 May 2012 #30

Good! Poll_Blind May 2012 #9

Most excellent! CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #12

GOOD! obamanut2012 May 2012 #15

Good, I find it deceptive of them to have even tried this. nt cstanleytech May 2012 #16

They were inspired by the successful re-labeling of freedom suppression as "The Patriot Act." n/t Psephos May 2012 #20

I was thinking they were inspired by the successful rebranding the Republicans had cstanleytech May 2012 #21

Good call. n/t Psephos May 2012 #22

Though the FDA often seems to be hopelessly corrupt, there are times when they do us right. DesertDiamond May 2012 #24

That FDA does something useful for once. nt BlueIris May 2012 #32

consumers are winning....we don't want to eat that shit... Evasporque May 2012 #40

Cornucopia Institute has lot of news regarding our food supply/labeling crunch60 May 2012 #41

In other news the FDA tells Crispy Creme they can't substitute "lipids" for "fat" on the label. yellowcanine May 2012 #45

when the obesity.... unkachuck May 2012 #53

You may drink a glass of corporate 'corn sugar' at any time, elleng May 2012 #54

The "best science money can buy" sendero Jun 2012 #57

Who cares? Wabbajack_ Jun 2012 #58