A New Name for High-Fructose Corn Syrup – NYTimes.com Posted on September 14, 2010 by rabidliberal Here comes the corn industry again: The Corn Refiners Association, which represents firms that make the syrup, has been trying to improve the image of the much maligned sweetener with ad campaigns promoting it as a natural ingredient made from corn. Now, the group has petitioned the United States Food and Drug Administration to start calling the ingredient “corn sugar,” arguing that a name change is the only way to clear up consumer confusion about the product. Read more –> A New Name for High-Fructose Corn Syrup – NYTimes.com.