Identity Fraud: Chocolate and Maple Syrup Story aired: Friday, July 27, 2007
When is chococlate...chocolate? Maple syrup...maple syrup? Important questions connected to "FDA DOCKET # 2007P-0085. The innocuous bureaucratic tag is a petition signed by a dozen food industry groups asking the FDA to undertake a broad review of rules about foods with clear identities. We speak with Robert Earl, senior director for nutrition policy at the Grocery Manufacturers Association. We also hear from Cybele May, author of candyblog.net.