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Heinz No Longer 'Ketchup' in Israel
inn ^ | 8/25/15 | Arutz Sheva Staff

Posted on 08/25/2015 2:46:55 PM PDT by Nachum

Heinz tomato ketchup is a household name around the world, including in Israel. But now, thanks to a court ruling, that's about to change... sort of.

Osem, Israel's leading food brand and top producer of ketchup, has succeeded in its bid to knock out its lead rival, by banning it from being called "ketchup."

In its petition to the courts back in January of this year, Osem claimed Heinz's product did not have enough tomato content to be called "ketchup." Now, after a long legal battle, the court has ruled in Osem's favor, and Heinz will henceforth be known as "tomato seasoning."

The move won't effect the English-language labeling, but only applies to its Hebrew description.

According to Israeli law, for a product to be considered "ketchup" it must include at least 41% tomato concentrate. In its petition to the courts, Osem cited studies it had carried out which revealed Heinz contained just 21%.

Heinz's European branch issued a statement responding to the ruling, noting that Israel's ketchup-vetting standards are stricter than most other countries'.

(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chemicalgoop; heinz; israel; kerry; ketchup; simulatedfood
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To: matthew fuller
To start with, it’s 23.5% sugar,(4 seventeenths) per the label, which seemingly, according to the testing by Osem, is a greater amount than tomato.

I wonder If Michelle Obama knows about this ?

41 posted on 08/25/2015 3:26:17 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: yarddog
I can't boycott because I don't like it in the first place. I don't like ketchup or catsup in general.

Sriracha is better. I just wish the made a hot version of it.

42 posted on 08/25/2015 3:36:24 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: yarddog
Dumped Heinz long ago. Tried many house brands. Found Walmart and Family Dollar Store house brands to be good alternatives.

Am sure there are more out there.

43 posted on 08/25/2015 3:38:48 PM PDT by DakotaGator (Weep for the lost Republic! And keep your powder dry!!)
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To: Empire View

Do you think that any Israelis will stop buy He in because of a minor labeling change. People will see the package and may not even notice the change in wording.


44 posted on 08/25/2015 3:40:40 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Melinda’s Chipotle Ketchup is awesome!:
http://www.amazon.com/Melindas-Rich-Smoky-Chipotle-Ketchup/dp/B0029P0VDK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1440542515&sr=8-1&keywords=Chipotle+Ketchup&pebp=1440542518267&perid=01G8P720M9SAZ5FH1WMG


45 posted on 08/25/2015 3:40:49 PM PDT by Vic S
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To: Quickgun

Hunt’s or Del Monte beats Jean F’in Kerry’s any day.


46 posted on 08/25/2015 3:44:31 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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To: elcid1970

Hunt’s isn’t bad, but I’m curious if it too is not tomatoey enough to be called ketchup in the Holy Land.


47 posted on 08/25/2015 3:47:41 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

When I deployed, they were called “Freedom Fries”.

Anyway, “french fries” originated in Belgium & are eaten with mayonnaise, not ketchup.

In Germany they are on the menu as “pommes frites”. Go figure.


48 posted on 08/25/2015 3:48:29 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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To: Nachum

It looks like Heinz has to ketch up to the competition...


49 posted on 08/25/2015 3:51:59 PM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: nickcarraway
Sriracha is better. I just wish the made a hot version of it.

I buy this at my local 99 Cent Only store, the hard stuff from Thailand.


50 posted on 08/25/2015 3:56:58 PM PDT by Hugin ("First thing--get yourself a firearm!" Sheriff Ed Galt)
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To: nickcarraway

This New Sriracha Is Spreadable And Way Hotter
http://www.delish.com/food-news/a43547/barrel-aged-sriracha/

Sosu Barrel-Aged Sriracha
http://sosusauces.com/


51 posted on 08/25/2015 4:00:28 PM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: Nachum
Heinz Carnival Cream (via Mid Century Menu)
52 posted on 08/25/2015 4:17:43 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: Nachum

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53 posted on 08/25/2015 4:18:39 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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Ketchup Bottle
54 posted on 08/25/2015 4:19:22 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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Ketchup Robot Fail
55 posted on 08/25/2015 4:19:49 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: nickcarraway

Heinz is made in Indonesia.


56 posted on 08/25/2015 4:29:55 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: yarddog; lacrew
ATK did a taste test of cane sugar ketchups.

The winner, according to them and their small test group, was Heinz, but Hunt's was #2, and much less expensive, and therefore, the better value.

57 posted on 08/25/2015 4:48:50 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: ETL

That video of the robot with the Heinz Ketchup (Heinz is German, no?) bottle is the funniest thing I’ve seen in weeks!


58 posted on 08/25/2015 4:55:09 PM PDT by Vic S
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To: Vic S

Yeah, they’ll probably have to work on it some more before trying to sell it to restaurants.


59 posted on 08/25/2015 5:02:20 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: Nachum

I want on this list.


60 posted on 08/25/2015 5:09:16 PM PDT by southland ( I have faith in the creator Republicans freed the slaves. Acts 4:12)
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