I hope there’s no stray dogs in your neighborhood, or you might have trouble getting to your mailbox at all when you come home.

In general, specialized disciplines (like law, medicine, science, etc.) tend to also use specialized words. I don’t think English is unique in that regard, other languages do this as well.

Fair enough, but in reality, it’s not always sodium citrate, as the FDA permits a whole variety of other emulsifying agents to be used:

Monosodium phosphate, disodium phosphate, dipotassium phosphate, trisodium phosphate, sodium metaphosphate (sodium hexametaphosphate), sodium acid pyrophosphate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium citrate, potassium citrate, calcium citrate, sodium tartrate, and sodium potassium tartrate

I’m not a chemist so I can’t tell you how good are bad those are for your long term health but as far Kraft Singles are concerned, the choice appears to be sodium phosphate, not citrate.

Okay, that’s a reasonable argument. Although meatloaf doesn’t use any chemical additives, it’s traditionally just ground meat, breadcrumbs, and eggs, along with seasonings and spices. And just like the name implies, it doesn’t pretend to be meat, hence the addition of the word “loaf”, which is usually used for bread. It’s a meat product in the same way that American cheese is cheese product.

As for cheese alternatives made from plants, those are not allowed to be called cheese either. They are allowed to wear the names of the cheese varieties they aim to imitate, but it has to be accompanied by the word “style” and never by the word “cheese”, so you get things like “plant-based cheddar style slices” or “dairy-free mozzarella style shreds”.

I suddenly regret having asked…

I have a hard time believing it’s not fake news despite coming from Reuters.

Gonna need at least a single authentic picture to not consider this a shitpost.

Calm down satan

I mean, I’m not a doctor so I can’t tell you if they’re good for your health in the long run but if you enjoy eating them who am I to say no?

Correct. The “additional processing” also includes the addition of sodium citrate to prevent those different milk fats from separating again in order to ensure a homogenous product.

Sodium citrate is not permitted as an ingredient in any other type of cheese except the “pasteurized processed” ones.

I’m not judging you for enjoying Kraft slices, I’m judging Kraft slices for not being cheese.

No, legally it used to be called “pasteurized processed cheese product”, although apparently they have replaced “processed” with “prepared” nowadays, likely because it sounds slightly less artificial.

Either way, it definitely does not meet the legal standard to simply be called “cheese”.

On top of that, it doesn’t even look particularly fresh

American slices are a food crime in and of themselves already. If it doesn’t even meet the legal definition for being called “cheese”, it has no business going around and pretending.

I’ll make an exception for vegan cheese alternatives if they’re made out of natural ingredients but this shit is literally plastic.

A crime against humanity

A man can dream…

I apologize in advance but you made me do this:

Consider it a commentary on rainbow crapitalism.

As with almost everything else posted in this sub, whether or not it’s a crime ultimately up the person eating it. The only real crime is wasting food while others are starving.

Here you go

Looks like we agree on that

Fixed