Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery – – even when you’re copying something really stupid. California’s Prop 65 law gave us signs in Starbucks and elsewhere saying, “This product contains chemicals known to California to cause cancer and birth defects.
When a police car drives past my house, I smile and wave. The officer’s protecting us from bad guys and I appreciate it. When I see people in military uniform, I thank them.
The hot new thing in food is “Clean Labels” – – labeling you can read and supposedly know what’s in the product. Equally, it’s rumored the Easter Bunny and Santa are forming a heavy metal band and going on tour.
All crooks have two things in common. 1. They want to make as much money as possible with as little work as possible. 2. They are smarter than everybody else.
I’d been feeling a little insecure lately, what with North Korea and Iran trying to build nuclear weapons, China preparing to blockade the South China Sea and climate change raising ocean levels.
Who is Spencer Sheehan and why are his fingers in my ice cream? It’s complicated. Batman protects Gotham City. Superman protects Lois Lane. Attorney Spencer Sheehan protects ground vanilla beans in New York.
Just when you thought Government couldn’t be more devious, they outdo themselves. In March, I blogged that California Government told Miyoko Schinner to change the name of her very popular “Miyoko’s Vegan Butter” so consumers wouldn’t be “deceived and confused” – – even though the label already says “Cultured Vegan Butter.
You know it’s going to be a tough day when you’re notified you’ve been sued by God in Federal Court. But it was exactly this plague of Biblical proportions that Coca-Cola faced a few weeks ago when Pastors Bill Lamar and Delman Coates filed a class action against Coca-Cola because our venerated Coke bottles don’t have a warning on them about the perils of sugary drinks.
Two possums come into our front yard every night. They eat insects, take a drink from our cats’ outside water dish, and then move on to our neighbor’s yard.
When it comes to food fraud, fake Olive Oil is the #1 offender in the game. Canola oil (9.5 cents per oz.) and palm (40 cents per oz.
