pumphrey@ttidcb.UUCP (Larry Pumphrey) (08/14/85)
[Things go better without a line eater] A full page ad appeared in today's (8-14) issue of the LA Times paid for by The Sugar Association, Inc. of Washington, DC. I'm certain that this ad must also be appearing in many other major newspapers throughout the country. I won't post the entire ad-copy but there are some interesting points that address some recent discussions that have appeared on the net. I quote from the ad ... Until 1979, the Coca_Cola Company used only sugar as a sweetener. In 1980, the company began blending corn syrup with sugar, using as much as 50% of the substitute. In 1984 it went to 100% use of the substitute and no sugar. At no time during this five-year period did the company advertise these changes to the con- sumer or indicate them on the Coke label. ... end of quote. The ad goes on, urging Coca-Cola to return its Classic Coke to a sugar sweetener. It also implies that sugar is still used as a sweetener in Mexico, Canada and Hawaii. I would be interested in hearing about other newspapers in which this ad appeared. Could all you netters who also see this ad post a 1-liner indicating in which newspaper it occurred? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
alan@sun.uucp (Alan Marr, Sun Graphics) (08/19/85)
Part of the reason that Coke (and others) changed to high fructose corn syrup is that the price of sugar in the U.S. is held artificially high when compared to the world market. If Coke drinkers are really concerned they should actively lobby Washington to change it's policies. (Perhaps we can get the other ruinous agricultural subsidies eliminated too). --- "Extraordinary how potent cheap music is." Noel Coward