Money | high-fructose corn syrup FDA: Corn Syrup Can't Be Renamed 'Corn Sugar' If it's not dry, it's not sugar, feds tell corn refiners By Rob Quinn Posted May 31, 2012 3:57 AM CDT Copied The Corn Refiners Association says consumers are confused about its product. (Uncredited) See 1 more photo The Food and Drug Administration has nixed corn-refining giants' attempt to give high-fructose corn syrup a sweet-sounding new name on nutrition labels. The agency told the Corn Refiners Association that its product—which has been linked to weight gain and intelligence loss—cannot be renamed "corn sugar" because it defines sugar as "a solid, dried and crystallized food" while syrup is a "liquid food," reports the Wall Street Journal. The request for a name change was denied on "narrow, technical" grounds, complained the Corn Refiners Association. The Sugar Association—which is suing its corny counterpart for calling its product sugar—applauded the ruling, saying it confirms the group's position that sugar and high-fructose corn syrup are different products. "What's going on here is basically a con game to suggest otherwise," a lawyer for the association tells the AP. "What do con men do? They normally try to change their name. The FDA has thankfully stopped that." Read These Next New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. White House rolls with Trump's 'daddy' nickname. Man accused of killing his daughters might be dead. Supreme Court ruling is a big blow to Planned Parenthood. See 1 more photo Report an error