meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
To the Point

The Bitter Battle over Sugar Labeling

To the Point

KCRW

News

4.4583 Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2015

⏱️ 52 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

A lot of unlikely food products include more sugar than occurs naturally -- including deli meats, bread and trail mix. Now the FDA wants labels to specify how much sugar is added — and that has the food industry up in arms. Why doesn't it want consumers to know?

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Hi, I'm Armin Olney. Thanks so much for listening to To the Point and Which Way, L.A.

0:04.0

You know, Elvis Mitchell has the inside scoop on all things pop culture.

0:09.0

Every week, he hosts intimate conversations with creators and directors and actors and more about what makes them tick.

0:15.8

And each week, I'm amazed at what I hear on the treatment.

0:20.3

You can find the treatment on KCRW's iTunes page.

0:24.1

From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

0:32.0

The Bitter Battle over Added Sugar in Your Food.

0:38.9

Hello again, I'm in Al-N-A Warren Olney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

0:42.9

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

0:45.4

If Campbell's Soup, Coca-Cola, Kellogg, the dairy industry, and two state governors are against you,

0:50.9

you must be doing something right.

0:52.8

That's what the food and nutrition police say

0:54.9

about industry opposition to an FDA proposal that labels include sugar that's added to processed

1:01.3

foods. One health advocacy group analyzed 80,000 food products found 58% contained more sugar than they

1:08.8

have naturally, and thinks consumers ought to know.

1:11.9

We'll hear about the lobbying frenzy over an idea first introduced by Michelle Obama.

1:17.3

Today's talking point, should America make it illegal not to vote?

1:21.5

First, here's the news.

1:24.4

Listen to KCRW's 24-hour all-news channel, stream BBC World Service, NPR and KCRW programs, continuous coverage, and accessible via our smartphone app or online at kCRW.

1:39.3

Support for To The Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio International Program Fund.

1:46.0

Hello again, Mormon-alny, back with To the Point.

1:48.0

A lot of unlikely food products include more sugar than occurs naturally, including deli meats, bread, and trail mix.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from KCRW, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of KCRW and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.