Policy

Low- and no-calorie sweeteners, dietary fibers, rare sugars, and other sugar-reduction ingredients are proven tools helping to make lower-sugar and higher-fiber foods and beverages possible. Supported by decades of scientific research and rigorous regulatory review, these ingredients play an important role in product reformulation, expanding consumer choice, and advancing public health.

The Calorie Control Council works with federal and state policymakers, regulatory agencies, and international standard-setting bodies to help inform science-based policies that support lower-sugar innovation, expand consumer choice, and promote public health. This policy hub is designed to help inform policy discussions by explaining how sugar-reduction ingredients advance public health goals, why continued consumer access matters, and how extensive regulatory review and rigorous scientific research support their safe and effective use.