• NutWrench
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      321 year ago

      It’s all about companies putting things on the label that are technically true but deliberately misleading. For years, Kraft sold “100% Grated Parmesean cheese” that was nearly 8% cellulose. I assume their excuse if they got caught would be, “Well, our cheese is ‘100% Grated’ just like it says on the label.” Meaning, everything in the can WAS “100% grated” but it was NOT 100% cheese. The first reports on this were around 2015, but it looks like their more recent containers don’t have the word “100%” anymore. They’re constantly playing these stupid little word games with their customers.

      • @InternetCitizen2
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        221 year ago

        And libertarians wonder why the rest of the world think their ideas are stupid.

      • @SendMePhotos
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        71 year ago

        Pretty sure that would be illegal because it would be based on the interpretation of a “reasonable person”, right?

        • @Leg
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          111 year ago

          That’s when lawyers get involved, and real bullshittery begins.

    • @[email protected]
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      181 year ago

      Money.

      Before the FDA, they used to put formaldehyde and cow brains into milk. It killed children and they knew it killed children, but they tried to tell people it actually made children stronger and that we didn’t need the FDA.

      In the vast majority of cases, every step we’ve taken away from libertarianism has been a huge improvement.

      • Lemminary
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        81 year ago

        *looks at capitalism and libertarianism* Why is when something happens, it’s always you two?

    • @ninja
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      • @[email protected]
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        -11 year ago

        So would sand and talc powder. Diamond dust.

        It’s cheap and doesn’t hurt you. There are more food like things that will fix it that are more expensive.

        • @Aux
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          61 year ago

          Cellulose from wood is literally a dietary fibre. Just like that good healthy fibre you are getting from kale. Which is also mostly cellulose. There’s no difference for your body between kale and saw dust.

          • @Bgugi
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            91 year ago

            I don’t think it’s fair to say kale and cellulose are basically the same.

            I’d much rather eat cellulose.

          • htrayl
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            21 year ago

            Yup, actually cellulose in food is not a problem at all in my mind, and is probably actually improving the average Americans health if anything.

          • kase
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            11 year ago

            There’s no difference for your body between kale and saw dust.

            Be careful now, say something like that and someone might start a weird fad diet

            • @Aux
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              21 year ago

              High fibre diets already exist.

              • kase
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                11 year ago

                True, but I was thinking sawdust diet lol

          • @T00l_shed
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            01 year ago

            Well there is right? Kale has other macro and micro nutrients, unlike you’re referring to the Fibre part only, then there would be no different right?

          • @[email protected]
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            -21 year ago

            What? Does sawdust have high levels of vitamins A, B6, C, K, folate, fiber, carotenoids and manganese? The last time i checked it doesn’t.

            • @Aux
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              21 year ago

              We’re talking about fibre here. If anything, pure cellulose is better than kale.

    • @Aux
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      91 year ago

      Just like you can get away with eating cellulose from other plants. It’s usually called fibre and everyone likes fibre.

    • GreenM
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      51 year ago

      it’s not harmful so i guess as long they print it on the can it’s just unethical but not yet illegal.

    • @[email protected]
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      51 year ago

      Because it’s kinda-sorta edible (you won’t die from eating it) and it makes a cheap filler.

      • @Soggy
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        11 year ago

        It’s not filler, it’s an anti-clumping agent to make sure your cheap cheese shakes out of the can correctly every time.

        • @Gabu
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          21 year ago

          Canned cheese… America really is a dystopia.

        • @Ensign_Crab
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          11 year ago

          Right. And they use as much “anti-clumping agent” as they think they can get away with.

          It’s filler. Because it’s cheaper than the advertised product.