Longlife Cream no more????

A._Badger

withabix wrote: »

When Lurpak Spreadable first came out, it did not need to list the ingredients, because at the time it complied with the legal definition of butter and there was no requirement to list the ingredients on a product that was legally defined as butter.

The rules were changed a few years ago and that's why it doesn't claim to be butter any more.

So you're saying it was acceptable to mislead the public until the law was changed?

That rather makes the point about these companies, doesn't it? Like dodgy car salesmen they sail as close to the wind as they can.

System

i too am sad at no more long life cream,i hate emlea as well! the stuff in tescos that another person saw is this stuff a double cream alternative,i looked at its ingredients and decided against it,sorry no info on it on website and i can't remember what was in it,but you might want to look when your there next.
i very rarely use cream and it was nice to keep a pot of single for the odd occasion that i do.

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=271015349

stephen77

A._Badger wrote: »

So you're saying it was acceptable to mislead the public until the law was changed?

That rather makes the point about these companies, doesn't it? Like dodgy car salesmen they sail as close to the wind as they can.

How was misleading if it fit the definition of what butter was then?
Public have to take some responability to check what the defintion covers.

The governments is often updating laws so quie a few foods that could be called one thing a while ago are not called the same thing any more.
Though some times the manufacturer altered the recipe to meet the law.

A._Badger

stephen77 wrote: »

How was misleading if it fit the definition of what butter was then?
Public have to take some responability to check what the defintion covers.

The governments is often updating laws so quie a few foods that could be called one thing a while ago are not called the same thing any more.
Though some times the manufacturer altered the recipe to meet the law.

How about 'because it wasn't butter they were selling. It was butter with hidden additives'?

I find it a source of perpetual amazement how often on a supposedly consumer friendly forum, there are posters willing to leap to the defence of manufacturers when they try to hoodwink the public.

stephen77

A._Badger wrote: »

How about 'because it wasn't butter they were selling. It was butter with hidden additives'?

I find it a source of perpetual amazement how often on a supposedly consumer friendly forum, there are posters willing to leap to the defence of manufacturers when they try to hoodwink the public.

But it was legally butter when they sold it under the regulations. When the regulations tightend they renamed it.

While the forum is consumer friendly does mean if manufacturer are doing nothing illegal they should be made to look bad.

terra_ferma

withabix wrote: »

When Lurpak Spreadable first came out, it did not need to list the ingredients, because at the time it complied with the legal definition of butter and there was no requirement to list the ingredients on a product that was legally defined as butter.

The rules were changed a few years ago and that's why it doesn't claim to be butter any more.

This answer makes sense, I don't know the details but I can see the definition was changed in 2008.
How the previous definition could include something like lurpak, which is a lovely spread but butter it ain't, is a mystery to me.
However I might switch to Yeo Valley Organic Spreadable, as it has fewer additives and is lightly cheaper.

We all know that food manufacturers make every effort to mislead consumers, some people actually believe that cereals like corn flakes are good for kids, because of all the advertising, it may be legal, but the fact is that cereals aimed at kids tend to have very high levels of sugar. This is just one of many examples.

bornintoit

A._Badger wrote: »

But it's not as simple as that, is it? The market power of Unilever (the chemical giant that makes this oil) is used to squeeze other products off the shelves - exactly as happened with the fake butters and margarines which now dominate the market.

Almost no trick is spared to sell these spreads - from the use of dubiously founded health scares to misleading packaging.

As for idiot shop assistants, there seems to be quite a few of them - witness the answer given to another poster in this thread by a Tesco drone. The sad fact is that few working in supermarkets know much at all about what they sell.

A few posts on an online forum again isn't a way to justify calling all the people who work in supermarkets up and down the country idiots. I used to work in a supermarket and I know Elmlea is not cream so I guess I don't qualify for idiot status just yet eh?

Don't forget there are many people on here who work at supermarkets because they are also customers at supermarkets. Many have great advice and let us know about upcoming deals etc. You do them a disservice with your insults.

A._Badger

bornintoit wrote: »

A few posts on an online forum again isn't a way to justify calling all the people who work in supermarkets up and down the country idiots. I used to work in a supermarket and I know Elmlea is not cream so I guess I don't qualify for idiot status just yet eh?

Don't forget there are many people on here who work at supermarkets because they are also customers at supermarkets. Many have great advice and let us know about upcoming deals etc. You do them a disservice with your insults.

I call it as I see it, Not many geniuses in any of my local branches of Tesco, as far as I can see. In fact poor quality service all round and a general air of 'couldn't care less' about the whole place. Asda? Not a lot better.

Note the response to an earlier poster from a Tesco drone when asked about this synthetic cream. the same as my wife received in Asda. Blame the system if you like, but the result for the hapless customer is the same.

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Reading this I was wondering if Nestles still made tinned cream.I used to buy it years ago before I could afford a fridge and used it once opend in the same way as fresh cream.Handy to have in the cupboard as an emergency in case someone dropped in unexpectedly.I also used it whipped up with some icing sugar to make a 'mock cream ' filling for sponge cakes I must have a look next time I'm in the supermarket to see if its still sold

A._Badger

JackieO wrote: »

Reading this I was wondering if Nestles still made tinned cream.I used to buy it years ago before I could afford a fridge and used it once opend in the same way as fresh cream.Handy to have in the cupboard as an emergency in case someone dropped in unexpectedly.I also used it whipped up with some icing sugar to make a 'mock cream ' filling for sponge cakes I must have a look next time I'm in the supermarket to see if its still sold

I'm pretty sure it is still available - but ISTR it had a slight 'taste' to it. Also, as we use it in coffee, it would probably be too thick for that use.

Earlier n the thread someone mentioned cream in cartons. I wish I could find some!