Why YSK: The term “Genuine Leather” is a marketing term to sell the lowest quality leather possible.

When purchasing a leather product, look for full grain leather or top grain leather instead. These will provide a much higher quality cut of leather that will look and feel much better and last for much longer.

  • RedClouds
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    1 year ago

    “Made with natural and artificial flavors”… So just… made with artificial flavors then…

    • CountZero@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      You know what’s cool about “natural flavors”? They just have to be found in nature to call them that. They can be synthesized in a lab and still be a “natural flavor.”

      P.S. don’t fall for the naturalistic fallacy. This comment is about tricky vocabulary used by the food industry. Whether or not a chemical is found in nature has nothing to do with whether it is good or bad for you. Arsenic is natural.

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        1 year ago

        Okay so I did debate on whether to use that example, because yeah I’m a skeptic and don’t fall for the naturalistic fallacy. But it just happens to be a good example. Such a silly thing, made of “natural” and/or “unnatural” ingredients covers 100% of things lol.

      • ShadyGrove@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Yup! “All Natural” is just a marketing term, there’s no regulations behind it. USDA Organic is a real thing though, farms need to be organic for 7 years to be labeled that, if I recall correctly at least

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        1 year ago

        There is a reason why American cheese is called a “pasteurized prepared cheese product”, using various terms in food is heavily regulated.