cybercat wrote:
>
> "Sqwertz" > wrote >>
> >> http://www.maxwellchase.com/ProdFruitVeg.php
> >
> > "Significantly extends shelf life e.g. 14 days on sliced tomatoes,
> > 20 days on diced tomatoes"
> >
> > Who the hell buys pre-sliced and pre-diced tomatoes?
>
> And who would want to keep watermelon for two weeks?
>
> >
> > The same people that buy pre-cut watermelon, I guess <ducking>.
>
> It just looked really good and I wanted it NOW. It was $8, doesn't
> that suck?
>
>

I don't know, too many folks seem to get wrapped up around the axle on
stuff like those inserts and other such oxygen absorbers, mold
inhibitors, nitrogen flushed packaging, etc.

While some practices are deceptive, like CO flushing meat packages to
keep them red, or some of the "enhanced" injected meats, stuff like the
inserts isn't deceptive and legitimately extends the shelf life of the
products, just as refrigeration does.

You wouldn't want your market to go back to third world refrigeration
free open air, so you shouldn't have a problem with those inserts.