date:Feb 18, 2013
that the current scientific consensus is that added sugars are unsafe at the levels consumed. The petition asks FDA to determine what level of added sugars would be safe for use in beverages, and to require those limits to be phased in over several years.
The petition did not propose a specific safe level, but noted several health agencies identified two-and-a-half teaspoons (10 grams) as a reasonable limit in a healthier drink. In 1982 and 1988, FDA committed to undertake a new safety determi