Sugar lobby funds group's fight against corn syrup

From Tim Carney, 16th Sept 2012:

Next time you hear a consumer advocate, environmentalist or public-interest group attacking some big business, demanding more regulations or pushing a government mandate, be sure to follow the money. There's a good chance that the do-gooder is being paid by a competing industry.
The latest example: "Citizens for Health" is leading a charge against high-fructose corn syrup as a scourge on public health -- and the sugar lobby is funding the whole thing.
Here's the bitter battle of the sweeteners:
The Sugar Association is a D.C. trade group representing sugar giants like Domino, Florida Crystals and Imperial Sugar. The Corn Refiners Association is its counterpart -- a fairly small lobbying and PR shop representing corn-processing giants like Cargill and Archer Daniels Midland.
Washington subsidizes both industries to the gills. Corn gets crop subsidies, and ethanol made from corn is protected by lawmakers. Sugar gets protectionist import restrictions, cut-rate loans and more.
Last year, the Sugar Association sued the Corn Refiners Association, alleging false advertising by the corn industry, which had begun marketing high-fructose corn syrup as "corn sugar."
This week, the Corn Refiners Association countersued. Bad press for corn syrup has led some food and drink makers to replace corn syrup with cane sugar. One reason: widespread belief that cane sugar is healthier than corn sweetener....

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