Seems THIS post disappeared as well.

Anyway, rehctumb is again missing the point.

Forcing sellers to provide accurate labels (both by ingredients as david f stated, as well as domestic/overseas origins) then surely the only change that will happen is that sellers who pump out fake products will lose business only to those (domestic and foreign) who sell the sincere article, unless they drastically lower their prices- thus achieving the exact situation rehctumb insists is what we currently have.

What do we have to lose?
(except the people who rely on false advertisement).

Dear rehctub,

I confuse nothing. It is wrong to label a product incorrectly regardless of the outlet in which you are selling it.

Anyway, rehctumb is again missing the point.

Forcing sellers to provide accurate labels

No, it is you lot who are missing the point.

It's a fundraiser at a local swim club FFS!

BTW

A hot dog has nothing to do with a dog.

French fries don't come from France.

But does anyone realy care!

Take a really good look at what you are complaining about.

Dear rehctub,

It is wrong to label a product incorrectly regardless of the outlet in which you are selling it or why you are selling it.

Oh but let's be fair- we should have a law stating that sellers of foodstuffs must provide honest labeling;
EXCEPT for swim-clubs and in other similar circumstances that are "not serious enough to make a big deal about"- and thus entitled to dodgy marketing- happy now Rhectub?

That should at least make the point a little clearer now and remove your repetive need to keep trying to turn the topic back into "labelling foodstuffs is not important ..... BECAUSE iTS A SWIM CLUB!"

(Sadly I think that by making this post I will have provided him/her with a golden opportunity to pretend all of our previous posts never existed and will no longer try to address them- sorry David!) I actually predict even this post will be ignored and "It's a Swim club" will continue to be the entire basis for the anti-labelling argument.

(just to avoid confusion, I, and I assume David, are referring to the entire system of labelling food products, and not just picking on the swim club alone)

But the bright side is our posts are still there for everyone else to read, so I'm happy.

Ok guys, let's get something perfectly clear.

I have no problems what so ever with your beef about incorrect labeling of food.

However, just remember, this is a swimming club 'fund raiser' which unfortunately used the word 'maple syrup' when they, in your opinion should have used the word 'imitation', or perhaps 'maple flavoured syrup', just so the likes of you could be satisfied you were buying what you thought you were paying for.

I think Houellebecq summed it up perfectly in saying;
This is why OLO is losing my interest

Because we have petty issues like this being debated, real issues, issues that effect our very lives are not debated.

Of cause, if you lot don't like our wonderfull country, you are free to leave when ever you like. I will even throw in a complimentry IMPORTED bottle of maple syrup so you can enjoy your pancakes on the plane just in case they dare use immitation syrup.