Comments on: One of the five a day?!

By: Meaghan

Meaghan — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:10:33 +0000

So, then it is not possible for me to go somewhere, and purchase grade B or C cheese as such. Disappointing!

And, Liam you just think you are always right. Ask your wife!

By: Liam

Liam — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:08:43 +0000

@ Meg -

Right on, girl! Tell her I am right.

@ Meaghan -

Do you now see how I am ALWAYS right? Ha-ha!

By: Meg

Meg — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:45:44 +0000

@ Meaghan

Liam is right again. For dairy products, only the top grade is used at the retail level. However, all grades may be used in wholesale trade.

By: Meaghan

Meaghan — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:05:32 +0000

Then, is it possible to find Grade B foods somewhere — not that I would want to eat them, but just because I do not think that I have ever seen this before.

By: Liam

Liam — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:20:00 +0000

@ Meg -

Thanks for confirming that I was right. I like you. Please come visit and leave similarly supportive comments often.

By: Meg

Meg — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:01:39 +0000

@ Meaghan and Liam

There are in fact strict requirements for each grade of a food. I know this is true because I had to read the Grading Manual for Canned Fruit Cocktail for work once. I have a copy if anyone is interested!! (I also think those are all available online)

By: Conall

Conall — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:37:55 +0000

I think Coke is trying to make its way into the very elite "food pyramid of champions" with this clever ploy.

By: Liam

Liam — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:30:38 +0000

@ Tazeen -

In a bear market, any and all sales approaches accepted … Ha-ha!

@ Meaghan -

I’m not 100% sure of this, but I seem to recall that there are lesser grades of cheese that would become ingredients in other products. For example, cheese flavoured crackers and the like wouldn’t require top quality – or Grade A – cheese to meet its needs.

So, to answer your question, your cheese spread was demonstrating that it was using top quality cheese to make its spread.

By: Meaghan

Meaghan — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:03:20 +0000

I was eating some Port Wine Cheese spread this weekend (Kaukauna to be precise) and noted that it is made from “Grade A” cheese. It made me wonder, do you think the producers of products that are say Grades B or lower advertise the same way? Or, can you even get a Grade B or Grade C rating on food? Is Grade A the only rating, and if so, why advertise it?

By: Tazeen

Tazeen — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:33:02 +0000

hahahaha

whatever sells