INTERNATIONAL SUGAR ORGANISATION WANTS TO WORK WITH CONFECTIONERS IN FIGHTING ANTI-SUGAR JUNK SCIENCE

The executive director of International Sugar Organisation (ISO) wants his body “to work more with the confectionery sector”, as it strives to debunk junk science that derides the nutritional value of sugar. José Orive told Confectionery Production that ISO wanted to succeed in presenting “scientific evidence-based information” about sugar’s health impact so the reputation of confectionery products is not “blackened with funky fake data”.  While accepting that “some people eat too much sugar”, he said: “Sugar is part of a balanced diet: ...


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