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How corn syrup took over America
Corporate welfare has propped up high fructose corn syrup for decades. It’s unlikely to end anytime soon.
In the last few months, political figures ranging from Democratic Sen. Bernie Sanders to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Trump Administration’s nominee for secretary of health and human services, have advocated against obesity issues connected to high fructose corn syrup. But while the criticism of high fructose corn syrup is mainly about nutrition, its emergence and staying power have hinged on government subsidies, tariffs, and political favors connected to corporate largesse. In 1985, when Coca-Cola introduced its infamous “New Coke,” fanatical drinkers led by a man named Gay Mullins staged protests and filed a class action lawsuit in a successful bid to get the company to switch back to the classic recipe.
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