More on the FDA and “Natural”
April 8, 2008
As you can see from the comments on the previous post, questions remain about whether a statement by an FDA official to FoodNavigator about the agency’s position on use of the word “natural” to describe products made with high fructose corn syrup counts. FoodNavigator thinks it does. I do too.
I don’t see any benefit in taking a chemical that is energy intensive to make with the use of “synthetic fixing agents in the enzyme preparation”. My grandmother doesn’t know how to make it in her kitchen. Natural foods are not invented in a lab.
Wiki: In general, nature includes all phenomena independent of human intervention, and is defined over the complete range of length scales. HFCS isn’t of nature. It is of man, of processed food companies.
The goal of labeling the food/beverage as “natural” is just designed to make the food look healthier than it really is. Why would the FDA want to confuse the consume and promote corporate profit?
Comment by Daniel Ithaca,NY — April 9, 2008 @ 4:14 pm
I agree too. The scary thing is, I was in Linens n Things the other day, and on the back of a children’s gummy product at the check-out line, the first ingredient listed was high fructose WHEAT syrup. I guess with rising corn prices, less corn on the makret because of the use of corn as ethanol, they’ve had to find other ways to make something similar to HFCS.
Comment by Carolyn Higgins — May 10, 2008 @ 11:34 am