FDA reconsiders ‘added sugar’ label on maple, honey

Attorney General TJ Donovan, center, talks about new FDA maple syrup labeling guidelines at Slopeside Syrup in Richmond earlier this month. Photo by Xander Landen/VTDigger
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reconsidering a proposed rule that would require pure maple syrup and honey products to be labeled as having ‘added sugar’ contents.
The requirement would affect all producers – including those whose goods are made with 100 percent pure ingredients such as natural syru