FDA clarifies rules over added sugar labeling on pure honey, maple syrup, cranberry products
Maple syrup, honey, agave syrup, and other sugars sold as single ingredients will not have to be listed as «added sugar»on the Nutrition facts panel, according to final guidance issued by the FDA.
The FDA has initially proposed that such products should be listed as grams of added sugar, prompting an almost universally negative response from stakeholders, who argued that listing the sugar in a jar of honey or pure maple syrup as «added» (even if there's a statement of clarification nearby) would incorrectly imply that table sugar or other sugars have been added.