[debacle]

Upvoted for "big mayo" reference, but this is a pretty obvious case of severe editorial slant.

> Now it’s true that FDA’s "standard of identity" (i.e., definition) for mayonnaise includes eggs; well specifically, "egg yolk-containing ingredients"

Okay. Case closed. It's not Mayo.

[mcphage]

> Okay. Case closed. It's not Mayo.

Well, that means it's not mayonnaise. But if they call themselves "mayo" (which doesn't have a standard of identity), and never "mayonnaise", I'm not so sure it's as clear that it's not Mayo.

[entee]

I think the point is not whether it fits the current standard but whether those standards make sense in an age of innovation.

I think consumers are smart enough to figure out whether or not the product they bought is mayonnaise. If it tastes like mayo, works like mayonnaise, smells like mayonnaise, is it not mayonnaise? Who cares if it has eggs, and why are the Feds getting involved anyway?

[dragonwriter]

> I think the point is not whether it fits the current standard but whether those standards make sense in an age of innovation.

How does an "age of innovation" benefit from inaccurate product labeling. Its not like mayonnaise-substitutes that vary from the defining ingredients are new -- usually with branding that is evocative of mayonnaise without claiming to be mayonnaise, clearly indicating that it is: (1) something different than mayonnaise, (2) intended to fill the role of mayonnaise.

> Who cares if it has eggs, and why are the Feds getting involved anyway?

The Feds are concerned about accurate and meaningful food labeling because people being able to rely on food labels and no what they mean is important for both health and safety reasons, and for the ability of consumers to make informed decisions in the marketplace.

Misleading labeling benefits only fraudsters.

[undersuit]

Just Mayo

>INGREDIENTS: Non-GMO Expeller Pressed Canola Oil, Filtered Water, Lemon Juice, White Vinegar, 2% or less of the following: Organic Sugar, Salt, Pea Protein, Spices, Modified Food Starch, Beta-Carotene.*

Hellman's Mayonnaise

>SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, WHOLE EGGS AND EGG YOLKS, VINEGAR, SALT, SUGAR, LEMON JUICE, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (USED TO PROTECT QUALITY), NATURAL FLAVORS. GLUTEN-FREE.

I don't see any misleading labeling here.

[waterlesscloud]

So no doubt the people behind Just Mayo are cool with unlabeled GMO products, right?

After all, if it tastes the same, works the same, smells the same...

Age of innovation!

Disclaimer- I'm fine with most GMO, though I see no reason not to label it as such.

[smackfu]

Eh, I'd argue the age of innovation for foods started 25 years ago, when we figured out how to make chocolate tasting things without much chocolate, and maple-flavored corn syrup. You can't call that chocolate or maple syrup, so I don't see how mayo is any different.

[abandonliberty]

I believe the correct term for these products is "egg-free mayonnaise-like spread". Mayo*, if you will.

Anything can be a spread. Think that's jam? No! Fruit spread.