No, it's the same issue- honest labelling of content. Whether its transfats, mostly using water instead of ingredients or maple-flavoured vs actual maple syrup, the consumer has a RIGHT to know.

CRAP! let's say we go to the icecream shop and order a big fat 'rum & Raisin' icecream, or, we buy 'rum balls' from coles at christmas.

Now, my point is, do either of these products contain 'rum'. Answer, NO!

Does anyone actually care, Again NO!

Truth in labelling is one thing, but to take it to this extreem, maple syrup on pan cakes V immitation maple syrup, you have to be kidding.

Perhaps you should go and lobby the icecream manufacturers, or, perhaps the makers of the rum ball 'pre-mix'.

Or even the local bakery where they sell 'vanilla slices' which by the way are not actually made from vanilla as the name suggests.

Or even the old 'sausage roll' which by the way is not made from a sausage.

Again, does anyone care, I doubt it!

Well if nobody cares then it shouldn't be a big deal to honestly tell them, right? now that we've established that the expenses involved in the information are already being spent

If the maple syrup isn't actually maple syrup, they should state "Maple-flavored syrup"- simple. If there is a reasonable expectation of a product labelling indicating a literal use of the product in the name it SHOULD actually have that product- it's not a lot to ask- unless its somebody peddling garbage.

But according to you, misleading consumers is ok because a large portion of them might not care either way?

What a good standard to set....

Well I'm happy to agree to disagee.

But, it was you who wrote this line, not me ;And certainly there are lots of people don't care about the content.

Please don't blame me for this statement as I do care about correct labelling and missleading advertising, WHEN IT MATTERS!

Finnally, am I to assume that you have no issues with the ingredient 'rum' being used to advertise a product, when in fact it is 'immitation rum', or more so, 'rum essence' that is used.

Please tell me the 'pancakes' and 'rum' issues are the same, and please, don't make the world ruin these icconic delights (rum & Raising icecream & rum balls) just so you lot can be assurred of exactly what you are buying.

I say again, this is a petty issue, and deep down I think you lot know it.

Ruining iconic delights by accurate labelling?

Sorry Rectub but this conversation is getting lamer and lamer with you desperately trying to grasp any excuse you can use why honest labelling is a bad thing- and so far, nothing convincing.

I personally have no idea what Rumballs are- but if Rumballs have a standard make of using REAL RUM, then yes, they should be labelled as such (Flavored Rumballs, for example). However, if a food item like a hotdog, which is long and well known to not be made out of dog but either pork of beef, then it can be called a pork or beef or tofu hotdog (or some other name if it contains neither or less than 90 percent- with mentions of MSG etc. The bread can do without labelling unless its content deviates from standard flour, and the ketchup can be labelled "Tomato" or "Flavoured" ketchup.

So if you were to go to a hotdog outlet, the title could be Pork-flavored Hotdog with Artificial Ketchup. (with a subtitle about preservatives and MSG). Not hard, considering McDonalds and most Chinese Restaurants feel its easy enough information to provide- and willingly.

It's not an inconvenience, it gives farmers MORE business as sellers are motivated to actually buy their stuff instead of buy cheaper phony ingredients, and the only people that lose are those very sellers in favor of more honest sellers. And it basically can apply to any foodstuff that is judged to have a name implying something else to customers than what it really is (the name Hotdog, obviously not being one of them).

Simple issue.

Well I think we have come to the end of the road as you and your supporters have confussed 'labelling' with 'advertising' which has resulted in you manking a 'mountain out of a mole hill'.

The fact remains that rum and raising icecream and 'rum balls', (not the home made type) do not contain rum and we widely accept this. How could they, kids would be addicted to them!

So to suggest that the use of imitation maple syrup is incorrect labelling is wrong, unless of cause you wish to change everything else that is wrong and, if you cared to ask the attendent at the swim club if the maple syrup was 'the real thing' they would have most likely said 'no'!

Whinge for the sake of whinging I think!

Why not? It's no effort for a company to write "Maple flavoured Syrup" on their product, at all- not even your hypothetical "David's swim club".

To me it sounds like a paranoid clinging to the status quo. Because enforcing some standards would 'rock the boat' too much.

Correct labelling, advertising etc would only benefit Australian consumers- and your supposed situation of artificial products on the lower price bracket and genuine, 100% products on the higher would actually be true- instead of manufacturers just making fake stuff and trying to pass it off as legit.

I don't see what the problem is...