Agriculture
Sep. 14, 2011
Sugar and corn firms wage a not-so-sweet battle
As the U.S. confronts an ever-growing, nationwide obesity crisis, a legal battle is brewing in Los Angeles federal between the country's sugar producers and major corn refiners over claims to the word "sugar."
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - As the U.S. confronts an ever-growing, nationwide obesity crisis linked to Americans' high-calorie diet, a legal battle is brewing in Los Angeles federal court between the country's sugar producers and major corn refiners over claims to the word "sugar."
At issue is whether an advertising campaign to rebrand corn syrup as "corn sugar" - an equivalent to nat...
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