Anytime I read some in-depth report about food regulations in the USA my jaw drops. Favourite permanent head-shaker: the FDA relies on manufacturers self-reporting if their food is "safe" - and has been for decades.
It's not just the FDA. The Department of Transportation standards for helmets have barely changed since they were set back in 74 based on flawed and already outdated data, and helmet manufacturers self report whether their helmets conform.
It's estimated 20% of DoT helmets don't actually comply, despite being DoT certification.
I think this is just a supermarket thing. It's a generic label for the purpose of their inventory system for things they make themselves as opposed to something they sell that was purchased from a primary vendor.
My supermarket has a deli I can order sandwiches from and they'll have "lunch" or something to that effect on the label that has the barcode on it.
We do have very "strict" food labeling laws as far as what you can call a thing based on what's in it, so much so that I basically call it "food language." For example a product that is made with synthetic chocolate is not allowed to be called simply "chocolate," it can be called chocolaty or I think chocolate flavored, but not "chocolate."
Also there are some labels that are standard but not regulatory in nature, which results in the frankly beautiful stupidity that is a "non-GMO" label on a salt container.
It usually depends on the size of the company producing the food. It's different from place to place but there is usually an exception in food labeling laws for very small business. So if less than X is sold, if the companies revenues surpass Y, or if anything is sold across state lines it needs a nutritional label. Otherwise they're exempt. Doesn't mean that the specific seller in the photo isn't breaking the law but like everything it's a lot more nuanced than just everything needs a label.
Yes. Everything is “natural and artificial flavoring”. Also Tic-Tacs (which are literally just compressed balls of sugar) say in the nutrition facts that they have 0g of sugar because they keep the “serving size” just below the amount where they are allowed to round down to zero.
Europe does the exact same thing with food like this - this is like going to the lunch/dinner buffet station thing at your grocery store that has a price per kg or whatever. You won't find exact ingredients on the price tag you slap on you weighed food.
i'm a bit concerned about that label. if you look closelier, you'll see it's actually a date range: 1/9/25-18/8. this food doesn't even exist yet, and when it does it'll be good til august. but only if you're in europe.
Edit: after a quick search it appears to me that Lewis market offers hot meals, and in many grocery stores you can find chicken strips in their hot meal section. My assumption is that the barcode 'dinner' is just a generic code for any of their hot food items.
They use harder plastic here, but often times they make items like this, then refrigerate some and package them next to the hot food section. So they don't get as dried out sitting under a heat lamp for hours. This also qualifies them for SNAP (food stamps) as hot food does not qualify. Then you just take it home and throw it in the oven when your ready to eat it.
that term loses all its meaning when it's thrown at everything. Maybe you don't like meal replacements, or protein shakes, or even milkshakes, but calling Soylent slop is honestly uninformed.
When i picture "slop" i typically associate it with a nasty viscous liquid and I think soylent actually fits perfectly into that box. Even if its like cool or good or you like it or whatever
But what will I have for lunch :/
Move to a place where they call lunch dinner and dinner supper. It's simple.
Be sure to move back for dinner- I mean supper. I mean dinner..
Are food labelling laws really that bad in the US? Can you really really buy "dinner" without having any idea what its main ingredient is?
Anytime I read some in-depth report about food regulations in the USA my jaw drops. Favourite permanent head-shaker: the FDA relies on manufacturers self-reporting if their food is "safe" - and has been for decades.
It's not just the FDA. The Department of Transportation standards for helmets have barely changed since they were set back in 74 based on flawed and already outdated data, and helmet manufacturers self report whether their helmets conform. It's estimated 20% of DoT helmets don't actually comply, despite being DoT certification.
I recall a small cookie or dessert company that listed "love" as an ingredient. FDA made them take it out of the list.
They also made Jeremy stop jacking off into the dough.
Hasn't tasted right since.
Yeah, now he jerks it out of spite.
Totally throws the subtle flavors off.
A spitewank. I think we've just invented a new word. I'll contact Mirriam-Webster at once!
Well yeah...that's the "love" part. It would be false advertising if they took Jeremy away but still insisted it contained love.
I think this is just a supermarket thing. It's a generic label for the purpose of their inventory system for things they make themselves as opposed to something they sell that was purchased from a primary vendor.
My supermarket has a deli I can order sandwiches from and they'll have "lunch" or something to that effect on the label that has the barcode on it.
We do have very "strict" food labeling laws as far as what you can call a thing based on what's in it, so much so that I basically call it "food language." For example a product that is made with synthetic chocolate is not allowed to be called simply "chocolate," it can be called chocolaty or I think chocolate flavored, but not "chocolate."
I like to get the salads from Kroger sometimes and they are all labeled "SALAD" haha
Also there are some labels that are standard but not regulatory in nature, which results in the frankly beautiful stupidity that is a "non-GMO" label on a salt container.
Not just the main ingredient; every ingredient must be on the label where in from. What would people with allergies do otherwise?
It usually depends on the size of the company producing the food. It's different from place to place but there is usually an exception in food labeling laws for very small business. So if less than X is sold, if the companies revenues surpass Y, or if anything is sold across state lines it needs a nutritional label. Otherwise they're exempt. Doesn't mean that the specific seller in the photo isn't breaking the law but like everything it's a lot more nuanced than just everything needs a label.
not eat premade (as in made at the supermarket) food from the supermarket?
Yes. Everything is “natural and artificial flavoring”. Also Tic-Tacs (which are literally just compressed balls of sugar) say in the nutrition facts that they have 0g of sugar because they keep the “serving size” just below the amount where they are allowed to round down to zero.
Europe does the exact same thing with food like this - this is like going to the lunch/dinner buffet station thing at your grocery store that has a price per kg or whatever. You won't find exact ingredients on the price tag you slap on you weighed food.
Whatever that is it would go good with hot sauce
Person 1: “I had a $5 dinner today”
Person 2: “What did you have?”
Person 1: “Dinner”
Person 2: …..
What flavour?
Dinner flavour.
Just make sure you use them by last January the 9th otherwise your mystery slabs could make you sick!
i'm a bit concerned about that label. if you look closelier, you'll see it's actually a date range: 1/9/25-18/8. this food doesn't even exist yet, and when it does it'll be good til august. but only if you're in europe.
I believe it's saying it was packed on 1/9/25, at 18:08.
you probably also believe that you're fun at parties, too :P
If those things are correlated, then I sure am!
you're actually the kind of person prefer to talk to, that was just a joke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THNPmhBl-8I
I see: 01.09.2025
This annoys me unreasonably because in my not-so-humble opinion that formatting is reserved for locales that sort the day before the month.
And so this date is 3 months into the future.
It's OK for USians to do it differently, but please stick to your slash-separated 01/09/2025 format!
End this blasphemy and embrace ISO 8601
It's deep fried, what else do you need? You're not one of those savages that puts ketchup on everything, are you?
https://youtu.be/09uqgELv54o
Now with flavor
Does anyone actually know what these are
Looks like chicken strips to me
Edit: after a quick search it appears to me that Lewis market offers hot meals, and in many grocery stores you can find chicken strips in their hot meal section. My assumption is that the barcode 'dinner' is just a generic code for any of their hot food items.
Usually you wouldn’t wrap a hot meal in plastic wrap though.
The grocery store by my house sells precooked/fried chicken like this but it's cool and stored in a little cooler thing.
They use harder plastic here, but often times they make items like this, then refrigerate some and package them next to the hot food section. So they don't get as dried out sitting under a heat lamp for hours. This also qualifies them for SNAP (food stamps) as hot food does not qualify. Then you just take it home and throw it in the oven when your ready to eat it.
Winner winner - chicken dinner!
You don't want to know.
Could be fish sticks
Winner winner, mystery dinner.
For 4.99 I'm not asking any questions. Dinner is served baby!
Darn, I was looking for breakfast
I would totally eat slabs like this if they ensured all vitamins and balanced macronutrients, and came in various flavors so I don't get bored.
Soylent?
does it come in suflur flavor?
I don't think that's balanced. Also I like to chew stuff, not drink slop
that term loses all its meaning when it's thrown at everything. Maybe you don't like meal replacements, or protein shakes, or even milkshakes, but calling Soylent slop is honestly uninformed.
When i picture "slop" i typically associate it with a nasty viscous liquid and I think soylent actually fits perfectly into that box. Even if its like cool or good or you like it or whatever
I get that, I have issues with some textures too.
You don’t have to make someone else’s product marketing your identity btw
Are we not allowed to mention things we like on relevant posts anymore rofl
So like my dog's food?
Yes
Gotta be Mac and Cheese inside. What the Canadians call Kraft Dinner.
I'll take it, and another one to-go... Side of gravy. I'm a bit of a health nut.
I'm gonna be honest, it looks tasty. I'd try it.
Quantity of 1 dinner.
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Your customers can't compare prices with the competition if there's nothing to compare.
Lewis Fresh Market, it's what's for Dinner.
Listen, the Waukegan Township homeless problem isn't going to solve itself, you know...
Welp, its spelled differently so im glad its not near me.