Bag of Milton’s Protein Crackers at Costco Langford BC. Why bother advertising that it is “plant-based” when it contains milk? I mean, I’ve seen products stating that they “may contain milk” but this one straight up says it does black on white!

I’m being gaslit by a bag of crackers…

  • queermunist she/her@lemmy.mlEnglish
    77·
    2 months ago

    Then a meatloaf is plant based because it has crackers and spices in it. Fried chicken is plant based because it’s breaded. 🤡

    • glimse@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      2 months ago

      What an obnoxiously stupid comparison lol

      If you eat a salad with chicken, that’s meat-based protein

      If you eat one with beans, that’s plant-based protein

      This label isn’t abusing language to make a false claim. It’s meat-free protein

      • queermunist she/her@lemmy.mlEnglish
        24·
        2 months ago

        Uh huh.

        So if it’s a bean burrito made with added lard and cheese, it’s plant based? After all, it’s plant-based protein!

        It’s nonsense. What’s even the point of having a label that says “plant based” if it doesn’t mean “made of plants”?

        • glimse@lemmy.worldEnglish
          31·
          2 months ago

          The burrito would have plant-based protein, yes. The burrito would not be plant-based. It doesn’t say the chips are plant-based, it says the protein is plant-based. Like it doesn’t even seem like they’re trying to trick you.

          • queermunist she/her@lemmy.mlEnglish
            2·
            2 months ago

            What the fuck? The whole reason people buy things that are plant-based is because they don’t want to eat animals - either vegans or environmentalists or other conscious consumers. No one who is shopping for plant based protein wants lard in their food. What’s the point of the “plant-based” label if it doesn’t mean “made of plants”? Who is it for? It’s fucking stupid.

            Why are you defending this? These kinds of ticky-tacky advertising technicalities just make the consumer’s experience worse.

            • glimse@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              2 months ago

              I think you’re misreading the label. The two highlighted things are “milk” and “lait,” not lard. Lait is French for milk.

              • queermunist she/her@lemmy.mlEnglish
                12·
                2 months ago

                No, I used “lard” as an example of why your argument doesn’t make sense.

                If it’s plant-based protein, then by your definition lard should be an acceptable ingredient.

                • glimse@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  1·
                  2 months ago

                  Oh. I was giving you the benefit of the doubt that you weren’t creating another strawman but I guess you’ve just actually never heard of vegetarians

                  Anyway, got any other fake products you want to accuse me of defending?

                  • queermunist she/her@lemmy.mlEnglish
                    1·
                    2 months ago

                    No, explain it to me. I’m fucking stupid and can’t understand your arguments because you’re so much smarter than me.

                    By your definition, why can’t you label a bean burrito with lard a plant-based protein? The protein is plant based! What’s the difference?

    • certified_expert@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      I agree in that it is misleading. But if you think “like a lawyer” it is technically correct. Hence, they can put it in the box

      • queermunist she/her@lemmy.mlEnglish
        22·
        2 months ago

        But if you think “like a lawyer” it is technically correct.

        Or if you think like a scam artist.

        Laws I’m familiar with are based on what a reasonable consumer would think, and it’s reasonable to think “plant based” means “made of plants”. They can get away with a lot of weasel words and misleading statements, but there are limits.

        But maybe the standard in BC is different.