They also allege that they are violated food labeling regulations which say ingredients must be described by their common or usual names, and that to call something ‘juice’ it should be ‘the aqueous liquid expressed or extracted from one or more fruits or vegetables’.Īnd all of them cite the FDA’s 2009 draft guidance, which tells manufacturers not to use the term ‘evaporated cane juice’ because it is “ false and misleading” and urges them to use the term ‘dried cane syrup’ instead. Plaintiffs in a recent flurry of lawsuits allege that the only reason these firms use the term evaporated cane juice on labels is to conceal the fact that they are adding sugar to their products. Scores of consumer class action lawsuits cite the FDA draft guidance In a 92-page document responding to the FDA’s call for fresh comments on its draft guidance, the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), Amy’s Kitchen, Chobani, KIND Healthy Snacks and others urge the FDA to “ declare evaporated cane juice as the name for the ingredient” and bring an end to the uncertainty. While the FDA acted in good faith, its intervention “ created the potential for a significant degree of chaos among sweetener providers, food manufacturers, retailers and consumers”, says the group, noting that the guidance has been cited in scores of class action lawsuits against everyone from Chobani to WhiteWave Foods. Emulsifiers, stabilizers, hydrocolloids.Chocolate and confectionery ingredients.
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