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Intellectual Property

Nov. 1, 2012

For sugar producers and adversaries, latest court battle is not so sweet

Just in time for Halloween, the ongoing tussle between sugar producers and manufacturers of high-fructose corn syrup is turning more and more bitter as makers of the competing sweeteners duke it out in federal court.


By Ben Adlin


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - Far from sweetness, the ongoing false advertising tussle between sugar producers and manufacturers of high-fructose corn syrup has become increasingly sour as makers of the competing products duke it out in federal court.


In a lawsuit filed last year, a group of sugar manufacturers accused the high-fructose corn syrup industry of misleading consumers by claiming corn syrup and traditional s...

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