Looking at info on this, it says they've actually never marketed it as "mayonnaise" but instead only as "mayo"... so they might get by on a technicality on this one.
Also, there is no actual law defining "mayonnaise", just a definition used by the FDA. (Anyone who actually knows care to comment on how binding an FDA definition is to a product line, and if they can change it on the fly to new definitions?)
The European Union has a very specific definition of mayonnaise that includes emulsified oils and eggs, and in the EU, food ingredients in named foods are enforced. Here there is a consumer awareness standard of reasonability in play, or I think that is the case. Would a consumer be fooled into thinking there were eggs here?
Well, it's not mayonaise ... (Score:0)
Oh hey, it's another one of those Dot Com Millionaires should be able to break the law stories.
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Looking at info on this, it says they've actually never marketed it as "mayonnaise" but instead only as "mayo" ... so they might get by on a technicality on this one.
Also, there is no actual law defining "mayonnaise", just a definition used by the FDA. (Anyone who actually knows care to comment on how binding an FDA definition is to a product line, and if they can change it on the fly to new definitions?)
Re:Well, it's not mayonaise ... (Score:1)