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Steve Wertz
 
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Default "natural flavor"

On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 21:55:16 GMT, "Peter Aitken"
> wrote:


>"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
...
>> On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 11:59:05 -0700, (Dan Abel) wrote:
>>
>> >In article >,
>> (JLove98905) wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >> But sometimes, I think it really does mean that the flavor is naturally
>> >> derived. I can't tell the difference sometimes. It bugs me! Has anyone

>else
>> >> managed to decode this?
>> >
>> >
>> >My sister is a vegetarian, and sometimes "natural flavor" is extracted
>> >from meat. Since you can't tell whether or not it is, she refuses to eat
>> >anything where the label lists "natural flavor".

>>
>> And she probably drives a car which runs over or otherwise splatters
>> dozens of bugs each day.

>
>And your point is....? Unless of course you can point us to a definition of
>"vegetarian" that includes "refuses to engage in activities that might kill
>insects."


Obviously this person is a vegetarian for *ethical* reasons, not for
health reasons. Wouldn't you agree?

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,98227,00.html

-sw