I noticed today that Coca-Cola says it has "no artificial flavors" even though the second ingredient is High Fructose Corn Syrup. Well, to my amazement, they can say this because the FDA does not object to calling HFCS natural because it is a "product of a vegetable". Riiiiight.
I think almost everyone would agree that honey is a natural sweetener. Now, to include HFCS in the same category as honey is beyond comprehension. Anyone can go out and find honey in nature. Nobody can walk through a corn field and start collecting corn syrup! HFCS is a man made concoction. Period. End of story. The most frustrating part is that the FDA is supposedly around to help inform and protect the public about health and food. But because of a technicality they allow people to call HFCS natural. This is just another example that the FDA has no clue what they are talking about. High Fructose Corn Syrup is not "natural". How ridiculous.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-fructose_corn_syrup#Labeling_as_.22natural.22
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