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Apparently some manufacturers of cheese products must think that some of their customers have a hankering for more wood in their diet.
Today, Keller Rohrback L.L.P. filed a class action lawsuit against Kraft Heinz Foods Company alleging that Kraft misled consumers by marketing parmesan cheese products that contain 3.8% wood-pulp content as “100% Grated Parmesan Cheese.” The complaint seeks to refund consumers for purchases they made based upon the deceptive labeling and prevent Kraft from misleading consumers about its grated cheese products.
Keller Rohrback L.L.P., a nationally-recognized leader in representing consumers in class action lawsuits, is now investigating similar allegations against Walmart Stores, Inc. (WMT). Independent laboratory testing has confirmed that Walmart’s Great Value Brand “100% Grated Parmesan Cheese” products may contain even higher percentages of wood pulp content; nearly 7.8 percent, according to some reports.
“Walmart Stores, Inc. cannot and should not mislead consumers by labeling its Great Value brand parmesan cheese as ‘100% cheese’ if it, in fact, contains nearly 8 percent wood-pulp content,” said Keller Rohrback L.L.P. attorney Tana Lin.
That's a lot of wood in the long run. This is yet another silver lining of being casein sensitive — we probably eat less wood than people in the general population.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Marcia
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Huh? Good grief! I co-oped at a paper mill while in college. I definitely don't want to eat it and the smell was extremely bad. My clothes stunk something awful. I told myself that's the smell of money. I was making more than my husband at that time.
Martha E.
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The use of inexpensive "fillers" to extend more expensive products is a common practice....... at one point my husband was involved in research to treat fiber from such sources as wood pulp, oat hulls, or the leftovers from sugar beets extractions for use as extenders in bread and other products. I don't remember cheese being a specific target, but obviously if you can substitute a percentage of dirt cheap filler for more expensive ingredients but charge the same price, why not. Or charge less, and customers will buy the cheaper product. In some respects this can be good, if calories can be reduced, but it is only fair to let the customers know the whole story.......
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time………Thomas Edison
I would guess that is the "cellulose" listing in the ingredients section. A long time ago, in somewhat healthier days I worked in the food industry. During that time I remember asking a company what cellulose came from. I was told bamboo, which I believe is a member of the grass family.
