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It's a rule I called 'Processed Cheddar Cheese Food'. When I worked at McDonalds (1st year of university) the cheese slices for the burgers were delivered in a
by JacobAldridge 16y ago
It's a rule I called 'Processed Cheddar Cheese Food'.
When I worked at McDonalds (1st year of university) the cheese slices for the burgers were delivered in a box marked 'Processed Cheddar Cheese Food Product'. I built the rule then and there: If you have to say it's food, it probably isn't.
I now apply that in the business world. Got a slogan that says 'We're the best' or 'Fair and Balanced'? Processed Cheddar Cheese Food.
There is a fine line. Sometimes you need to make a statement of this nature. A sniff test (bs detector) usually helps in borderline cases. If you even have to ask whether the rule applies, it probably does.
- lwhi 16y agoI'd imagine the 'food' part of that label might be required by law because the amount of actual cheese the 'food stuff' contains is minimal :)
- smcl 16y agoVery well said. I've seen the same with "Cranberry juice drink". It's not cranberry juice, it's a cranberry juice-ish kinda drink.
- ams6110 16y agoAll "American Cheese" of that type is labeled this way. Check any package at the supermarket, from Kraft to the house brand. The phrasing is likely an FDA requirement of some type.