• ambitious_bones@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    As someone living in an EU Country it is wild to me that this is even allowed to be marketed with the word ‘honey’ anywhere near it.

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      I might accept “honey-flavored syrup” but in no way that could allow a moron in a hurry to think they’re actually buying honey.

      You should see the shit they allow to be called “maple syrup” and “macaroni and cheese” in the US. It’s ridiculous but money talks.

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    No matter what food I buy … even if it says ‘natural’ or ‘fresh’ or ‘organic’ … I still read the label and ingredient list before buying anything

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    Isn’t this illegal? Regulations usually mandate it would have to say something like “honey flavored syrup” or something.

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    Honey fraud is actually a big problem in the honey world, with a lot of honeys being adulterated or just outright fake. While yours is deceptive, it’s actually less deceptive than the majority of fake and adulterated honey, because yours actually admits it.

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    If you want real honey, the best way is to buy it directly from beekeepers. As an European who watched the honey scam issue on TV some time ago, it’s the only thing you can do until that scam is removed.

    It may be more expensive, but you’ll buy real honey.

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    1 year ago

    To be fair, they do call it “blended syrup” on the front. It’s still incredibly misleading though.

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      To be fair the prominent, high contrast text is honey and thr blended syrup is written in faint, low contrast color.

      It is intentionally misleading and does not deserve any excuses.

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        @snooggums

        @SlowNPC @TehPers

        Yeah, I think the issue is the label basically says “(not) honey” but is physically difficult to read. That kind of tells me it might be more of a true loophole situation, where the law actually is doing a good job of regulating the language but not the presentation. If they were gonna break the law I think they’d probably just call it honey. It looks like they are trying to subvert the purpose of the law while staying within the letter of it.

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      It belongs to a friend who needs glasses but doesn’t like wearing them. She thought she bought honey until she tasted it.

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      Actually, it clearly says “Honey” and very NOT clearly says “blended” and “syrup” in much smaller and fades text that all but blends into the background.

      That’s deceptive as hell.