For the record - March 22, 2012
Sweetener lawsuit: A March 20 article in Section A about a legal battle between the producers of sugar and high fructose corn syrup said that the average American consumes 888 calories per day from sweeteners. In fact, the average intake is 387 calories per day, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The article also said that the Corn Refiners Assn. represents growers, processors and distributors. Most growers are represented by the National Corn Growers Assn.
LAFD response times: In the March 21 Section A, a column about Los Angeles Fire Department response times misspelled the last name of the president of the city Fire Commission. She is Genethia Hudley-Hayes, not Hudson-Hayes.
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