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On Tue, 22 Feb 2011 02:31:35 -0600, Damaeus
> wrote:

> In news:rec.food.cooking, Sqwertz > posted on Sun,
> 20 Feb 2011 00:13:36 -0600 the following:
>
> > On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:13:13 -0600, Damaeus wrote:
> >
> > > Ah it was fat-free half-and-half.

> >
> > Again., there is no such thing. I don't care what the marketing guys
> > come up with to fool customers, but there is no such thing as fat free
> > cream, and that would include half-and-half. It sounds like a USDA
> > loophole since "half and half" probably does not have a USDA
> > definition. But we all know it's half milk, and half cream.

>
> Then what name should I use for something that's been labeled fat-free
> half-and-half? I'm just telling you what was printed on the carton, and
> this wasn't even about what "fat-free half-and-half" actually is. It was
> about my friend's carelessness when picking up items at the store.
>
> Damaeus


You don't need to argue with that one. He'll turn anything into an
argument. We know how his homeowners list got so negative, it was
him. So, kill him and be done with it. Fat free cream is less than
..5% fat per serving which means it can be labeled legally as fat free
and zero calories from fat.
http://www.tuscandairy.com/images/pr..._nutrition.jpg

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