Holy Moly! Kraft, you must be kidding!

I recently contacted a few of my past favorite companies through their "Contact us" section on their websites. I was not rude or tacky, but I informed them that we have eliminated high fructose corn syrup from our family diet and which means I have stopped purchasing products like Yoplait light yogurt, Kellogs Nutrigrain bars, Honey Maid graham crackers, V8 Splash, etc. My purpose in contacting these major companies was to be a voice for natural in hopes that other people may do the same, followed by changes in processed foods for the better health of the overall consumer. That being said, each company wrote me back with a similar gist: appreciative of my feed back but no immediate plans of changing their recipes. Still, I was a little surprised at the response from Nabisco, Kraft. Feel free to read for yourself below. The enlarged print was my doing to draw attention to the statement by the company.

Thank You for Contacting Us!

Hi Kristyn,

Thank you for visiting http://www.nabiscoworld.com.

Our consumers' safety and health are our number one priority, and we would not allow ingredients into our products that we believe would not be safe for consumption.

Experts agree that there are no nutritional differences among regular sugar and high fructose corn syrup, and the body uses all types of sugar in the same way.

We use high fructose corn syrup because of its stability, consistency and functionality, as well as its cost.

Kraft offers consumers a wide range of products to suit consumers' needs -- some contain sugar, others high fructose corn syrup or non-nutritive sweeteners, such as Aspartame - and these are clearly listed on the product's list of ingredients for consumers' convenience.

If you would like to read more about HFCS, please visit the International Food Information Council's website: www.ific.org

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Kim McMiller
Associate Director, Consumer Relations

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