billp@azure.UUCP (Bill Pfeifer) (12/11/83)
Today I decided to find out for myself what's going on with Yoplait yogurt and the "K" character on it. If you'll remember the article that started the discussion: -------------------------------------- >>While shopping today, I picked up some Yoplait Custard-Style Yogurt. >>It was marked with a K (not a U in a circle). >>Among the ingredients were listed: >> Skim Milk Solids >> Colored with Beef Fat extracts (definitely Beef Fat something) >> >>Now, doesn't this violate the rule about Kosher food not mixing milk & meat? >> >> >> -Jack Applin >> (hplabs!hp-dcd!jack) -------------------------------------- I couldn't find any reference to Beef Fat extracts (how do you color anything with beef fat extracts anyway? I DID find, however, BEET extracts on red yogurts (like strawberry). I suggest that Jack Applin misread the ingredient label. Beet juice is commonly used for its red color by companies that don't want to use some cheaper, synthetic garbage. >>> FLAME ON <<< Why is it that whenever there are several explanations for an occurrence, one of which is fraud by a business, this one explanation seems to be the only one that some people seem to believe? (See the follow-ups to the original article). Do people really believe that companies are in business only to defraud the consumers? I would like to suggest that people with such an attitude look at themselves first and question if they only see their own moral values in others. >>> FLAME OFF <<< Seriously, most businesses are honest. The ones that aren't don't last. If you read some horror fraud story about a well-known company, take it with a grain of salt, look at the facts, and see if there isn't another explanation. Bill Pfeifer Tektronix