To: FDA
US Dairy wants FDA rule allowing unlabeled, artificially sweetened milk
FDA, Please do not pass the rule proposed by the US Dairy industry to add artificial sweeteners to milk and 17 other dairy products, unlabeled and behind the back of consumers. Today, MAY 21st, 2013 is the last day to let the FDA know you don't want this rule to pass. Sign petition and/or got to for commenting directly: http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=FDA-2009-P-0147-0012
Why is this important?
The US Dairy industry wants the FDA to pass a rule to allow adding artificial sweeteners such as Aspartame and Sucralose to milk and 17 other dairy products, UNLABELED. Their claim is to make dairy products taste better for obese children/people and dairy products are a good part of a healthy diet. The Dairy industry also wants to be allowed to add these chemicals secretly, without any package labeling, claiming that adding diet connotations make things less appealing for young people. This is a travesty on so many levels. Adding chemicals that some people deliberately choose to avoid to target food groups in order to make them more palatable unknowingly, hiding the additive by avoiding proper labeling, the chemicals themselves have been shown to be worth avoiding in studies. Food labeling should be transparent, and whole foods should be encouraged and not shaded with phony sweetness.