Dodgy labelling?

silverharp

Would one be correct to think that this labelling is misleading? states on the front “Pure Beef Dripping” , while on the back ingredients are Beef oil and vegetable oil , secondly no % so could be anything from 99:1 down to 60:40 for all I know. Feel free to add any other examples that get your goat.




https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=256152669

Ingredients


Animal Oil (Beef), Vegetable Oil (Rapeseed Oil)

Macy0161

I don't know whether this complies, but nutritional info based upon cooked weight or portions rather than giving per 100g before cooking (at least as well as per portion) for food that requires cooking.

imo it's trying to hide the real nutritional information while technically complying with requirements.

anacc

Should report it to the ASA.

silverharp

anacc wrote: »

Should report it to the ASA.

I did send a query to their website, they havnt responded yet. Im not going to get to upset about a product I didn't buy in the end yeah but I might do that.

Alf Veedersane

silverharp wrote: »

Would one be correct to think that this labelling is misleading? states on the front “Pure Beef Dripping” , while on the back ingredients are Beef oil and vegetable oil , secondly no % so could be anything from 99:1 down to 60:40 for all I know. Feel free to add any other examples that get your goat.

https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=256152669

Not sure but they probably get around that by saying there is pure beef dripping but that there is another ingredient along with the pure beef dripping in the product Frytex Original, i.e. they could contend that they're not saying Frytex Original is pure beef dripping but that it contains pure beef dripping.

Which may be true but it may also be considered a little misleading.

silverharp

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Not sure but they probably get around that by saying there is pure beef dripping but that there is another ingredient along with the pure beef dripping in the product Frytex Original, i.e. they could contend that they're not saying Frytex Original is pure beef dripping but that it contains pure beef dripping.

Which may be true but it may also be considered a little misleading.

Im sure, I'd also guess the "original" product did not include seed oils. Anyway Ill drop into M&S over the weekend see if they have a real pure beef dripping

mathie

https://www.naturevalley.ie/what-we-make/crunchy-oats-dark-chocolate/

100% Wholegrain Oats!

And by 100% we mean 55%.

Wholegrain rolled oats (55%), sugar, sunflower oil, dark chocolate pieces (8%)(cocoa mass, sugar, emulsifier: soy lecithin; natural vanilla flavouring), fat reduced cocoa, honey, salt, molasses, emulsifier: sunflower lecithin; raising agent: sodium bicarbonate; natural flavouring. For allergens, see ingredients in bold. May contain peanut and tree nuts ingredients.

Carnmore

silverharp wrote: »

Would one be correct to think that this labelling is misleading? states on the front “Pure Beef Dripping” , while on the back ingredients are Beef oil and vegetable oil , secondly no % so could be anything from 99:1 down to 60:40 for all I know. Feel free to add any other examples that get your goat.




https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=256152669

Did you get a reply from the manufacturer regarding this OP?

I bought a packet the other day and noticed the same

Patsy167

I fell for this one last week

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/272061551

INGREDIENTS: Maltodextrin, Sweetener (2%) (Steviol Glycosides).

Cill94

Macy0161 wrote: »

I don't know whether this complies, but nutritional info based upon cooked weight or portions rather than giving per 100g before cooking (at least as well as per portion) for food that requires cooking.

imo it's trying to hide the real nutritional information while technically complying with requirements.

Yep. Pasta brands are particularly bad for this. Quite a few of them don't specify if the values are for cooked or dry.

Another one is brands that will list the calories on the packaging, and then in teeny writing beside they note that's actually only for a 100g serving.

Macy0161

Cill94 wrote: »

Yep. Pasta brands are particularly bad for this. Quite a few of them don't specify if the values are for cooked or dry.

Another one is brands that will list the calories on the packaging, and then in teeny writing beside they note that's actually only for a 100g serving.

Yes. So if you want to portion, you have to bin or suck up extra?

There's a lot of abdication of personal responsibility around weight imo, but those that regulate what is appropriate labelling hardly help matters!

silverharp

Patsy167 wrote: »

I fell for this one last week

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/272061551

INGREDIENTS: Maltodextrin, Sweetener (2%) (Steviol Glycosides).

that is blatant, Tesco get slaughtered in the comments, I never noticed a comments section on Tesco.ie or is it just the UK site that allows comments?

silverharp

someone pointed this out on Twitter, has a point

https://twitter.com/scary_biscuits/status/1314135225732157441

Glaistyn

silverharp wrote: »

Would one be correct to think that this labelling is misleading? states on the front “Pure Beef Dripping” , while on the back ingredients are Beef oil and vegetable oil , secondly no % so could be anything from 99:1 down to 60:40 for all I know. Feel free to add any other examples that get your goat.

Said I'd clarify what the quantities are, since I was searching like mad online for it and kept finding this thread.

I called the manufacturer. It's 94% Animal Oil, 6% Rapeseed, quantities vary +/- 1% per batch.

What I forgot to ask was if that percentage is w/w, w/v, v/v or what! Since the product is sold in grams I'll assume w/w.

As an FYI if anyone's looking to use this for soapmaking or similar like myself, the density of beef tallow (0.87g/cm^3) vs rapeseed oil (0.91g/cm^3) is close enough that it shouldnt matter for small batches if there's any weight/volume confusion regarding the percentages.