On Mon, 3 Apr 2017 10:30:57 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
wrote:

>On Monday, April 3, 2017 at 4:28:40 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Monday, April 3, 2017 at 6:40:27 AM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>> > On Mon, 3 Apr 2017 03:19:37 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> > >On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 10:14:34 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>> > >> On Sun, 2 Apr 2017 21:02:55 -0500, Sqwertz >
>> > >> wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >> >On Thu, 30 Mar 2017 15:25:10 -0700 (PDT),
>> > >> >wrote:
>> > >> >
>> > >> >> On Thursday, March 30, 2017 at 2:13:06 PM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> > >> >>>
>> > >> >>> If I'm out and about
>> > >> >>> I get a Papa Murphy's to take and bake.
>> > >> >>> Janet US
>> > >> >>>
>> > >> >> Have you tried a Newman's Own frozen pizza? The pepperoni
>> > >> >> is VERY good and it's nitrate-free pepperoni. They also offer a
>> > >> >> supreme Margherita as well as plain cheese.
>> > >> >
>> > >> >Biggest hoax in the natural/health foods department:
>> > >> >
>> > >> >"Nitrite/Nitrate-Free".
>> > >> >
>> > >> >Those supposedly nitrate-free meats have as much - often MORE -
>> > >> >nitrite/nitrate than the traditionally cured products. It's just
>> > >> >marketing for gullible people.
>> > >>
>> > >> My question is "Why are they allowed to make that claim when it's not
>> > >> true?"
>> > >
>> > >They add celery powder (which is naturally high in nitrates) rather
>> > >than pure sodium nitrate. They get to say they have no nitrates,
>> > >with the additional bonus that the nitrate content might actually
>> > >be higher than in traditionally cured meat.
>> >
>> > Wouldn't it be nice to have a system that checks whether a claim like
>> > "no nitrites/nitrates" is true? Or maybe that system already exists
>> > and the claim is true.
>>
>> Oh, heavens! That would be unwarranted interference by the government
>> in ...
>>
>> I couldn't even finish typing the sentence I was laughing so hard.
>>
>> The "natural" food market in the U.S. is extremely poorly regulated.
>> OTOH, the "standard" market isn't well regulated, either.
>>
>> Apparently, the plutocracy would prefer that we eat crap and expand their wallets.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>
>The natural food market should be totally unregulated and all those buzzwords and catchphrases should be allowed to roam about like those free-range chickens. Well heck, consumers are living in a fantasy world anyway. What's the harm?

"Nitrite/Nitrate-Free" isn't a vague buzzword or a new age
catchphrase. If it's not true, it's a simple lie. Marketing is one
thing, lying another.