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'.
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Mostly sugar.
Clearly, people in the Israeli government want Israelis to buy less American ketchup and more Israeli ketchup. Yes, I do think the campaign to smear Heinz Ketchup as not real ketchup will hurt sales there.
I would ban the ketchup too after the so called DEAL Kerry made with Iran!!!!!
We’ve bought Hunts or Del Monte for a long time,just to stay away from Heinz stuff.
Glad to hear the food in Israel is improving.
never saw ketchup used when I was over there.
myself I use the organic stuff from Fred Meyer’s.
Cane sugar vinegar and tomatoes.
It hasn’t been in my house since Swiftboat ran for POTUS.
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