More 'meat? Balls'

[lady-janine]

Went shopping the other day and I came across a packet labelled 'NO Meat Meatballs' and another labelled Hoisin Duck which said that it contained no meat.

Apart from the atrocious grammar do any of you have a comment? the person next to me in the supermarket couldn't understand why I was laughing and said it all sounded okay to them.

[Calicogirl]

I 'spose it's to give an indication of what it's supposed to taste like despite it's lack of dead stuff in it, but I know what you mean x

Like Coq au vin with no Coq ;-)

[pixie374]

It does sound unhelpful labelling... nice to see you lady j xx

[johnny.5]

I went to purchase some dog shampoo
the label said it had not been tested on animals
so I didn't risk it

[johnny.5]

damn I missed the coq in cider punchline timing

[pixie374]

Always a disappointment, cal. Lol :-)

[lady-janine]

labelling still got me smiling.

why not veggie balls and hoisin flavoured whatever it was? it was the reference to meat and then not containing meat that I found puzzling.

[sanmac]

And then of course we have non-alcoholic beer and wine...That labeling is enough to drive you to drink.

[lady-janine]

thanks pixie.

[pixie374]

I had written "puppy meat" on my shopping list and my sister said "is that legal??"

[lady-janine]

sanmac I think that is a bit more understandable as if you are the driver it is better that you don't drink alcohol but want to join in and look as though you are part of the celebrations. but I agree a bit as ginless gin would not be part of my diet.

[andy-hughes]

I think they are indicating that you can buy the dish by its generic name, but adapted for vegetarians and / or vegans, so it's not as daft as it first appears.

[lady-janine]

were you going to a Chinese supermarket or just buying meat for a puppy? now I am intrigued.

[pixie374]

So was she :-)... meat for a puppy.

[lady-janine]

sorry ds but I still think it sounds odd. big label Hoisin Duck and then in very small writing 'contains no meat'. very misleading and No Meat Meatballs at the top of package and not specifying what meat they didn't contain. Weird.

[sanmac]

And quite so, Lady J, please don't drink and drive. Do the drinking first and then drive..Never do the two together:)

[lady-janine]

pixie - lol. I did guess that was what you meant. so I suspect did your sister. good for a quick giggle though.

[NYAD]

My Facebook page is full of commentary on food labeling and advertising, such as:
"Try me! New Recipe.
Bob Evans Fully Cooked Original Pork Sausage Patties
????????????????????????
Sorry, it can't be a new recipe AND the original sausage."
OR
"Ocean Spray100% Juice Cranberry Pineapple... Not!! The ingredient list (in order of volume) is apple juice, grape juice, cranberry juice, pineapple juice (all from concentrate). This means that the cranberry-pineapple content may be 50% (?), The list of ingredients also includes Vegetable Concentrate For Color, Gum Arabic, Ester Gum. Not quite 100% juice. So, the cranberry-pineapple content is 49% (?). And their commercial just played again for the second time in about a half hour."