许多人对欧盟关于高果糖玉米糖浆的规定有误解。与普遍观点相反，高果糖玉米糖浆在欧洲并没有被禁止。高果糖玉米糖浆在这个地区被称为等葡萄糖或葡萄糖-果糖糖浆，它的使用受到限制，因为它在生产限额之内。
与健康无关的规定
高果糖玉米糖浆的生产配额旨在确保欧盟所有地区的公平农业/经济发展，与许多公共卫生当局对食品供应中大量高果糖玉米糖浆的健康担忧无关。欧盟配额于2005年首次确定，2007年修订，2011年进一步修订。2011年的改变是允许生产更多的高果糖玉米糖浆，因为目前欧盟的需求超过了供应。
配额减少以满足需求
不过，就像在美国一样,there is debate in the EU about the role of high fructose corn syrup in the spreading obesity epidemic, production quotas on the product were eased in 2011 "in order to improve the sector's efficiency and competitiveness." Those sectors are the sugar and high-fructose corn syrup sectors, according to a 2010 report of the European Commission on Common Agricultural Policy.
高果糖玉米糖浆是世界性的
在美国,consumption of high fructose corn syrup increased dramatically from 1970 to the present day, with a 1,000 percent increase from 1970 to 1990 alone, according to "Consumer Reports." The product is found in many beverages, including nearly all non-diet soda brands, as well as breakfast cereals, salad dressings, cheese spreads, yogurts, jams, peanut butter and other foods. A study published in 2009 by multiple high-level researchers from the U.S., Europe, New Zealand and Australia in "Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition" specifically mentioned high fructose corn syrup as contributing to worldwide obesity. Though the product has not been found to be significantly worse for the body than sugar in current research, its lower relative cost to sugar and its use in so many different products, which makes avoiding its consumption challenging, has led some authorities to question whether it should be regulated differently than other sweeteners.
对监管的零星回应
2004年，美国儿科学院宣布，学校不应该提供由于其较高的玉米糖浆含量苏打水。自那时以来，许多地区都遵循这一建议。最终，高果糖玉米糖浆，因为研究人员在2009年的“食品科学与营养重要评论”研究报告，是一个更大的一组一起导致肥胖问题的一部分。环境因素如缺乏体力活动，再加上强大的食品的营销策略，是指每个城市，州，国家和地区都有权决定什么法规工作最好，以保持其人口的健康。目前，这并不包括在任何一个国家或地区对高果糖玉米糖浆的禁令。