genius said:
Depends on the product. for lemon/lime soda it is an extraction of the flavor components from (real) lemons and limes; for cherry soda it is an extraction of the flavor components from cherries; for vanilla ice cream it is an extraction of the flavor components from vanilla beans. Got it?
Can you give me an example of ONE in the past few years? The only one I know of was the "finger" in Wendy's chili that turned out be be planted there by the person who bought the chili.
Thank you - I will.
"Genius:"
"Components???" That doesn't offer any clearer definition than "natural flavoring." I believe the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations offers a more precise definition of "natural flavorant", which is:
"the essential oil, oleoresin, essence or extractive, protein hydrolysate, distillate, or any product of roasting, heating or enzymolysis, which contains the flavoring constituents derived from a spice, fruit or fruit juice, vegetable or vegetable juice, edible yeast, herb, bark, bud, root, leaf or any other edible portions of a plant, meat, seafood, poultry, eggs, dairy products, or fermentation products thereof, whose primary function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional."
Mind you, the extraction of such oils and resins are done artificially. Mmmmm, sounds appetizing doesn't it? No wonder manufacturers would rather slap "natural flavors" on the can than type all of that stuff up - which brings me to my original point. Many consumers do not realize that the terminology utilized in the listing of ingredients are dictated by
marketing considerations, in addition to purely informational purposes (as required by law).
As for cases about "foreign subtances" found in sodas, I was referring to lawsuits regarding same. Here's a smattering few of the published cases (and their citations):
Stumbo v. East KY Beverage Co., 230 S.W. 2d 106 (Kentucky)(condom);
Mitchell v. Coca Cola Bottling Co., 200 NYS 2d 478 (New York)(insect);
Reed v. Glasgow Coca-Cola Bottling Co. 229 S.W. 2d 138 (Virginia)(ground glass);
Trumbley v. Coca-Cola Bottleing Co., 138 NYS2d 332 (New York)(rat);
McCullen v. Pepsi Cola Bottling Co., 52 S.E.2d 257 (Virginia)(mouse);
Hagan v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co., 804 So.2d 1234 (Florida)(condom);
Vamos v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co., 627 NYS 2d 265 (New York) (AA batteries);
Armstrong v. Pepsi-Cola Gen.Bottlers, 560 So.2d 67 (Louisianna)(shards of glass);
Babb v. Newport News Coca-Cola Bottling Co., 57 S.E.2d 41 (Virginia)(decomposing snail);
Perez v. Glenn Falls Coca-Cola Bottling Co., 291 NYS2d 918 (New York)(16" thread); and
Teddler v. Pepsi-Cola, Bottling Co. of Raleigh, NC, 154 S.E.2d 337 (N.Carolina)(human bone fragments).
There are also hundreds of unpublished cases and cases that have been sealed or vacated at the behest of the manufacturers. Of course, this does not even include cases that manufacturers have settle out of court and are not available to the public.
Got it?
Keep drinking to your blissful ignorance and watch out for that errant nail.
*Squeak!*