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Vt.: Log Cabin All Natural Syrup not the real deal
MONTPELIER, Vt. A new Log Cabin syrup touted as "all natural" looks a lot like the pure, 100 percent maple product that's the pride of Vermont, right down to its packaging in a plastic beige jug.
But Vermont officials, seeking to protect the state's signature commodity, contend that Log Cabin All Natural Syrup is not what it seems, enticing consumers into dousing their pancakes with ingredients that include caramel color, xanthan gum a natural thickener and a paltry 4 percent maple.
They want the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to investigate whether Log Cabin Syrup, a division of Pinnacle Foods LLC, is violating FDA labeling laws.
"While most Vermonters have a discerning eye and palate for real maple syrup, the countless consumers outside of our state who have come to expect quality from natural Vermont products may be fooled by this misleading labeling," U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., said Wednesday in a letter to FDA commissioner Margaret Hamburg.
Michelle Weese, a spokeswoman for Mountain Lakes, N.J.-based Pinnacle Foods, said the company believes its Log Cabin All Natural syrup "complies with all FDA regulations."
The FDA said it does not have a definition for "natural."
This is NOT maple syrup. It's the same high fructose corn sugar crap as it has always been:
Vt.: Log Cabin All Natural Syrup not the real deal
MONTPELIER, Vt. A new Log Cabin syrup touted as "all natural" looks a lot like the pure, 100 percent maple product that's the pride of Vermont, right down to its packaging in a plastic beige jug.
But Vermont officials, seeking to protect the state's signature commodity, contend that Log Cabin All Natural Syrup is not what it seems, enticing consumers into dousing their pancakes with ingredients that include caramel color, xanthan gum a natural thickener and a paltry 4 percent maple.
They want the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to investigate whether Log Cabin Syrup, a division of Pinnacle Foods LLC, is violating FDA labeling laws.
"While most Vermonters have a discerning eye and palate for real maple syrup, the countless consumers outside of our state who have come to expect quality from natural Vermont products may be fooled by this misleading labeling," U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., said Wednesday in a letter to FDA commissioner Margaret Hamburg.
Michelle Weese, a spokeswoman for Mountain Lakes, N.J.-based Pinnacle Foods, said the company believes its Log Cabin All Natural syrup "complies with all FDA regulations."
The FDA said it does not have a definition for "natural."
This is NOT maple syrup. It's the same high fructose corn sugar crap as it has always been: