President Donald Trump’s desire to have Coca-Cola use cane sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup in its products could cost jobs, a corn industry group warned on Wednesday.
Trump suggested Wednesday that Coca-Cola had agreed to use “REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United States.” However, Coca-Cola has not publicly confirmed it will move to use cane sugar.
The company did reply to a comment related to the post, saying, “All Coca-Cola brand products are wholesome beverages manufactured in compliance with the federal law.”
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Trump’s announcement prompted the Corn Refiners Association to warn that the move could have unintended consequences.
“Replacing high fructose corn syrup with cane sugar would cost thousands of American food manufacturing jobs, depress farm income, and boost imports of
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