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Allulose labeling loophole sparks US lawsuits

Original: Allulose is a conformational variant of fructose that has almost no physiologic effect, and the U.S. FDA applies regulat

Allulose, a rare sugar that is a conformational variant of fructose, has almost no physiological effect on the body, and the U.S. FDA exercises regulatory discretion so it need not be counted as added sugar on nutrition labels. Legally, though, allulose remains a sugar, and that gap between regulation and law has led to lawsuits over food labeling in the United States.

Why now: Ongoing lawsuits over how allulose must be labeled on food products are drawing attention to the FDA's regulatory discretion.

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• Allulose is a conformational variant of fructose that has almost no physiologic effect, and the U.S. FDA applies regulatory discretion to not regulate it as a sugar. But allulose is still legally a sugar, and the discrepancy has led to lawsuits over food labeling. https://www.… · rdnielsen@floss.social · 1

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