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In reply to the discussion: Vegan man sues Burger King claiming meatless burger is cooked on same grill as meat [View all]Celerity
(43,250 posts)24. FDA Says Vegan Mayonnaise Can't Be Called Mayo
https://time.com/4009893/hampton-creek-just-mayo-vegan-egg/
AUGUST 25, 2015
Vegan mayonnaisewhich by definition doesnt contain eggscant be marketed as mayonnaise, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Hampton Creek Foods, Inc., a health foods company whose best known product is a vegan, egg-free mayonnaise called Just Mayo, was sent a warning letter from the FDA on Aug. 12.
According to the standard of identity for mayonnaise, egg is a required ingredient, said the letter, which was released Tuesday and was signed by William A. Cornell, Jr., the FDAs director of the office of compliance. [H]owever, based on the ingredient information on the labels, these products do not contain eggs. We also note that these products contain additional ingredients that are not permitted by the standard, such as modified food starch, pea protein, and beta-carotene, which may be used to impart color simulating egg yolk. Therefore, these products do not conform to the standard for mayonnaise.
The FDA requires that a product calling itself mayonnaise contain at least 65% vegetable oil and have one or more egg yolk-containing ingredients. The egg of Hampton Creeks Just Mayoand Just Mayo Sriracha, which was also cited in the warning letteris actually a byproduct of Canadian yellow pea and has fast become a popular product on grocery store shelves across the country, TIME reported last year. The company boasts investors that read like the whos who of the tech world: Bill Gates, Peter Theil and Vinod Khosla all back the San Francisco-based company.
But in November 2014, Unileverwhich owns Hellmanns Real Mayonnaisefiled a lawsuit against Hampton Creek, arguing the lack of eggs in its Just Mayo disqualifies the product from being classified as a mayonnaise. Unilever dropped the suit less than a month later, with a company spokesperson saying in a statement, We believe Hampton Creek will take the appropriate steps in labeling its products going forward.
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AUGUST 25, 2015
Vegan mayonnaisewhich by definition doesnt contain eggscant be marketed as mayonnaise, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Hampton Creek Foods, Inc., a health foods company whose best known product is a vegan, egg-free mayonnaise called Just Mayo, was sent a warning letter from the FDA on Aug. 12.
According to the standard of identity for mayonnaise, egg is a required ingredient, said the letter, which was released Tuesday and was signed by William A. Cornell, Jr., the FDAs director of the office of compliance. [H]owever, based on the ingredient information on the labels, these products do not contain eggs. We also note that these products contain additional ingredients that are not permitted by the standard, such as modified food starch, pea protein, and beta-carotene, which may be used to impart color simulating egg yolk. Therefore, these products do not conform to the standard for mayonnaise.
The FDA requires that a product calling itself mayonnaise contain at least 65% vegetable oil and have one or more egg yolk-containing ingredients. The egg of Hampton Creeks Just Mayoand Just Mayo Sriracha, which was also cited in the warning letteris actually a byproduct of Canadian yellow pea and has fast become a popular product on grocery store shelves across the country, TIME reported last year. The company boasts investors that read like the whos who of the tech world: Bill Gates, Peter Theil and Vinod Khosla all back the San Francisco-based company.
But in November 2014, Unileverwhich owns Hellmanns Real Mayonnaisefiled a lawsuit against Hampton Creek, arguing the lack of eggs in its Just Mayo disqualifies the product from being classified as a mayonnaise. Unilever dropped the suit less than a month later, with a company spokesperson saying in a statement, We believe Hampton Creek will take the appropriate steps in labeling its products going forward.
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Vegan man sues Burger King claiming meatless burger is cooked on same grill as meat [View all]
left-of-center2012
Nov 2019
OP
There are a few vegans who do stupid crap and it always goes viral Just about everyone
mucifer
Nov 2019
#1
people I talk with message boards etc. People are upset about the lawsuit existing
mucifer
Nov 2019
#4
Yes, I for example just don't go to burger king and buy it. That said I am glad it exists and less
mucifer
Nov 2019
#8
A person who is opposed to eating meat probably shouldn't eat at a place
The Velveteen Ocelot
Nov 2019
#10
I won't eat anything cross contaminated by human contact. I'm a strict non-cannibal!
Beakybird
Nov 2019
#16