November 27, 2009

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Meridian Foods ‘Natural’ range

Posted in Store cupboard ingredients, Uncategorized by BobD

This range of foods are allegedly ‘Natural’; however, they contain ’sulphur dioxide’ and ‘citric acid’, neither of which can be claimed to be natural.

e.g. the ingredients for Morello Cherry ‘Natural’ Spread are as follows:

Grape Juice (60%) [Contains Preservative (Sulphur Dioxide)], Morello Cherries (37%), Gelling Agent (Citrus Pectin), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)

See http://www.meridianfoods.co.uk/index.asp?ProdRange=Natural&details=10

4 Comments to “Meridian Foods ‘Natural’ range”

• December 5, 2009 at 3:49 pm
  Anonymous says:

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  I hate being mislead!
• December 17, 2009 at 3:38 pm
  Anonymous says:

  Citric acid and sulphur dioxide are natural…found in nature all over…some technical names are misleading, but completely natural!
• December 23, 2009 at 12:22 am
  Anonymous says:

  as above- Citric acid is natural (the clue is in the name) I use it in products I produce too- if you don’t use it the product could be compromised- its on the label- problem?
• April 13, 2010 at 2:33 pm
  Anonymous says:

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  Use of the word Natural is actually covered specifically in Food Standards Agency Guidance, and this isn’t it.