Consumer groups call for international definition and labeling of added sugars

The International Association of Consumer Food Organizations, founded by the CSPI, the Japan Offspring Fund, and the Food Commission UK, wrote a comment to Codex, a component of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization that develops international food-safety and labeling standards. In our comment, we urged Codex to define added sugars and mandate the disclosure of added sugars information on food packages.

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