On Tue, 25 Aug 2015 22:59:54 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 8/25/2015 9:32 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2015-08-25 20:56, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>
>>> Sounds like the rules are to keep out the competition. Second the
>>> Simply Heinz. Has a fresher taste than the regular stuff. Hunts 100%
>>> Natural is good too.
>>
>>
>> There was nothing in there about keeping our the competition. They can
>> still sell their product, they just can't use call it tomato ketchup on
>> the Hebrew label. They can use it on the English labels. They point is
>> that they there is so little tomato in it that it does not qualify as
>> tomato ketchup.
>>
>> Good for them. I had already given up on Heinz tomato ketchup because it
>> didn't have much of a tomato taste anymore.
>
>You don't think is will affect sales? They are entitled to make
>whatever definition and rules they want, but I'd like to know more about
>the reason. Lobbyist often get partisan specifications into laws. I
>don't know if that is the case here.

Probably because Heinz is a Kraut name. Truth is whether Heinz,
Hunt's, Del Monte, Walmart Great Value, or any store brand... after
the second burger n' fries no one can tell the difference.