HFCS
Americanabbreviation
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Glauber advocates for excise taxes to discourage consumption, rather than tariffs — a tax on soda instead of a tariff on imported HFCS, for instance.
From Washington Post • Jul. 11, 2017
There was "no downside" to HFCS, Cardello says.
From The Guardian • Jun. 11, 2012
I still will seek to avoid foods that contain HFCS, just as I try to avoid sources of “hidden” sucrose and artificial sweeteners.
From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2010
The goal is to cut back on sugar consumption, not on just HFCS.
From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2010
High-fructose corn syrup, or HFCS, is by far the biggest food output of the country’s wet mills.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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