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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It’s because the company can effectively print whatever they like for the name of the product with no regard to the actual ingredients.

That is not true at all. There are laws that determine what you can actually put on your products, especially on food.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 days ago

Yes. And Costco (inadvertently) broke them here. Hence the recall.

That was the point. If we let companies ignore the law when it "should be obvious", that gives them a lot of wiggle room to really fuck us over. And nobody wants that

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Ok fine, yes you are correct in that you can’t advertise a packet of staples as a frozen turkey crown, but you’re also arguing about a different scope. Apologies for speaking like a human on lemmy and not some sort of weird internet law robot.

This is a demonstration of what I’m talking about. To save you the click, this pack of ‘deli fresh’ turkey breast makes no mention of the cornstarch, dextrose or vinegar listed on the ingredients label. ‘Deli fresh’ is itself artistic license, as the product is packaged in plastic and not being served fresh from a deli.