WASHINGTON: As part of its $1 million marketing campaign, the Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) is calling for media outlets to dispel myths that the organization claims unfairly blames high-fructose corn syrup for America's obesity epidemic.
CCF, a group that says it is funded by the food industry, launched its “Sweet Scam” campaign on September 29 with a national, print and TV ad campaign claiming that pure sugar is not healthier than high-fructose corn syrup. The effort comes at a time when the ...