Guest guest Posted January 2, 2003 Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 Quite thought provoking. Thanks for sharing about that. May I ask what Jacobson's response was to you more specifically in regards to Quorn? TIA ~ Feral~ Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the idea is quite staggering. -Arthur C Clarke, science fiction writer (1917- ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> , " daveo " <daveo@m...> wrote: > However, the CSPI is the driving force behind the recent movement to ban > Quorn in the US by the FDA. Everything sounded quite objective until > reports began hitting the press that Jacobson was closely linked with the > head of the company producing the Gardenburger. I contacted Jacobson > personally for a response. Needless to say, it was less that satisfactory. > > > What does this all mean? Well, I've trusted CSPI for a long time, but > today, I'm unsure about what kind of agenda really is behind his/their > stated purpose. > > Dave > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 His response was basically a restatement of the justification offered on the cspi website. I had already read that and was not happy with it either. In summary, it was something about quorn not being a mushroom but a micro organism found in dirt. Dave Feral <terebinthus [terebinthus] Thursday, January 02, 2003 11:15 AM Re: CSPI Quite thought provoking. Thanks for sharing about that. May I ask what Jacobson's response was to you more specifically in regards to Quorn? TIA ~ Feral~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 On Fri, 3 Jan 2003 00:45:43 -0800, you wrote: >His response was basically a restatement of the justification offered on the >cspi website. I had already read that and was not happy with it either. In >summary, it was something about quorn not being a mushroom but a micro >organism found in dirt. > I think that Quorn's packaging and advertising (unless they've changed it) is deceptive and intended to fool people into thinking it's made of mushrooms, although they carefully dance around the truth. *If* this is Jacobson's objection to Quorn, I believe it's justified. I think it's a shame that the Quorn people indulge in quasi-deceptive behavior and that - while the product may be just great - the implied-lies aren't good. OK: doesn't look like they've changed it, I just looked at their website and find: " Quorn™ foods are made with mycoprotein, from the fungi family - and a relative of mushrooms, truffles, and morel, that offers a strong nutritional profile and an authentic meat-like texture. " http://www.quorn.com/us/index.htm This - to me - appears as if they're hoping people will believe quorn is somehow made from mushrooms, or closely related to them - it's an (implied) untruth. Pat -- Pat Meadows CLICK DAILY TO FEED THE HUNGRY United States: http://www.stopthehunger.com/ International: http://www.thehungersite.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 > " QuornT foods are made with mycoprotein, from the fungi > family - and a relative of mushrooms, truffles, and morel, > that offers a strong nutritional profile and an authentic > meat-like texture. " I don't see that as dishonest at all if the stuff really is from the fungi family. It wouldn't lead me to believe that quorn was made from mushrooms. Lee-Gwen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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