Misleading comparative prices

Gigervamp

MrsBartolozzi wrote: »

I thought as much myself but there was no mention of this on the packet and I'm sure that any "ingredients" need to be stated on the packet.
Or is this a myth?

Good question! I'm not sure what the legislation is regarding this situation. I suspect it's something like the fact that packaging can state that it's British if it's been processed in the UK, even if the meat is from outside the UK.

So maybe they can get around having to list it if it's a part of processing?

stephen77

Gigervamp wrote: »

Good question! I'm not sure what the legislation is regarding this situation. I suspect it's something like the fact that packaging can state that it's British if it's been processed in the UK, even if the meat is from outside the UK.

So maybe they can get around having to list it if it's a part of processing?

depends on how much water they add. Not 100% sure on current legislation but you used to be able to add 5% water and not declare it.

I would argue its not a processing aid if buying the chicken raw.
cooked chicken do not have to state added water if the water is lost in cooking.
98% quid rules. Have a read up.

stephen77

The_Miser wrote: »

The Coop British unsmoked ... bacon is only 88% pork, the remainder being water, salt (3.8% - stated to be high)and nitrides.

Amazingly this is not too bad - I know of a case of a bacon shipment being diverted to Britain - it was 30%+ water!

Tesco: yes. The steak in front of me has calories, fat etc figures AFTER being FRIED and trimmed of fat.
a) do you FRY a steak or grill it? I avoid frying if I can though a occasional marinade might include olive oil
b) I don't remove the fat - it is the marbling which gives the taste.

Sainsbury's be good to yourself beef; After getting a magnifying glass one part says the calories, fat etc per 100g - fine. In another place (far smaller) it gives the same figures with the note that these are for the raw product, not cooked a la Tesco. The label says to see the reverse for cooking and storage instructions but the label cannot be removed nor otherwise seen!!!!!!!!

Far more sensible is the label on Farmfoods Cocktail sausages. At least this company shows figures for 100g and also for 4 sausages with therse figures shown as a percentage of the RDA and you don't need rteading aids

Often the reason they have to condense writing on labels down is trying to fit to much info on like RDA's per sausage etc. Cocktail sausage are often packed in square packs which are easier to get a bigger label on.

At the end of the day you aim for x grams of sausage.

Plus a bigger label costs more money and can often cover up the product so you can not see it as well. So you can not see the marbled bacon as much.

For a product like bacon most people know how to cook it with out instructions.

I believe JS have there own guidlines on the font size they use.
legislation may not be as tight.