Posted on 01/18/2022 7:32:01 AM PST by Brookhaven
After more than 70 years, the federal government has decided that French dressing no longer needs to be regulated.
"When the standard of identity was established in 1950, French dressing was one of three types of dressings we identified," the Food and Drug Administration said in the final rule posted in the Federal Register on Thursday. The other two were mayonnaise and just "salad dressing."
French dressing is the only pourable dressing required to adhere to standards that require it to contain oil, acidifying ingredients and seasoning. Other foods, including bread, jam and juices, have their own standards of identity.
When it comes to French dressing, many consumers expect red or red-orange color and tomato or tomato-derived elements — none of which are required under the standards.
The Association for Dressing and Sauces, an industry group founded in 1926, petitioned for the standards to be revoked in 1998, citing the explosion in varieties of salad dressings available — among them ranch, cheese, peppercorn and Italian. French dressing is no longer a baseline for other dressings and has become "marginalized," the association said.
In December 2020, the FDA proposed revoking the standard for French dressing in the name of "flexibility" and "innovation." French dressing's standard of identity was not honest or fair, either, according to the FDA's final rule.
"There are a wide variety of French-style dressings on the market, and these will continue to be available based on consumer demand," the industry association wrote in a public comment on the revocation of the standards last spring.
"Today, the @US_FDA revoked the standard of identity for #frenchdressing because it is ... gasp ... outdated," the Resnick Center for Food Law and Policy at UCLA tweeted.
The final rule, which will go into effect Feb. 14, won't require makers to change their manufacturing practices, the FDA said.
Well, there’s a critical function of govt, if I ever saw one.
I do not see any mention of an ‘FDA’ (or an ATF, DEA, or EPA) in my copy of the Constitution.
The role of the government in regulating what someone puts into their body should be exactly zero.
Ask a Frenchman what they think of “American Cheese “
“The Association for Dressing and Sauces petitioned for the standards to be revoked in 1998”
So the process to make this change took 23 years? Sounds about right for how efficient our government is.
Glad there’s nothing more important the FDA needs to worry about than French dressing.
Yesterday I had some Rustic Oven Sourdough bread and added butter and something I had not done before called “American Cheese”. It tasted real good.
Has anyone ever added cheese to buttered bread before?
I should patent it....
I suspect there are many foods labeled “American” around the world that aren’t available in the USA.
American cheese is not really cheese. It’s a mixture of cheese and extenders.
It took me forever to get my wife to buy real cheese slices.
A hamburger with real cheese on it (swiss, provolone, whatever) is so much better.
Time for this but not to “approve” ivermectin and hcq as kung flu treatments.
Thanks RACPE.
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