Dave Smith > wrote in
:

> I
> would consider it to be a significant psychological problem if
> someone were to look at the nutrition information and
> ingredients of everything they buy every time they shop.

Some people with food sensitivities and/or allergies need to keep
informed on the crap that's in prepared/processed foods. This new
thing where they lull you to sleep by saying their product has no
ingredient you can't pronounce (what does THAT mean? if you can
read, you can pronounce!) so you go "I don't need to check that
label because there is nothing in there I can't pronounce".
So, the assumption they make is that they could cure your meat with
mosquito repellent and you wouldn't care because you can't
pronounce "mosquito repellent."

Maple Leaf says they make cold meats with no preservatives or
artificial ingredients. For those of you who are challenged, it
means no nitrates. But unfortunately, they use cultured celery
extract which DOES contain nitrates. So they ARE using
preservatives but hiding that fact by suggesting that if you can
pronounce the name of the ingredient, it isn't bad for you.

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