Litigation
Mar. 23, 2012
Sweetener wars lead to sticky issues
Attorneys for the Cargill Inc. and Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. argued they should not be liable for a national ad campaign about the health benefits of high fructose corn syrup that sugar producers allege is misleading.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - The battle playing out in federal court between corn and sugar producers over the health effects of high-fructose corn syrup could turn into a cold war.
The sugar producers allege a national radio and television advertising campaign portraying high-fructose corn syrup as a natural equivalent to table sugar amounts to false advertising. The corn industry has countered that its ads are ac...
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