The Lord Justice Hath Ruled

From Madelyn Kowal:

The author of the editorial, "The Lord Justice Hath Ruled: Pringles Are Potato Chips", seemed to have the opinion that the whole argument was very unnecessary. A debate over whether a Pringle is a potato chip or not, leaves the author feeling as if the whole problem is meaningless. Adam Cohen, the author of the article, stated that because Pringles don't have the same or greater amount of potato content as other leading brands of potato chips, it is not considered a potato product. The Pringle company has been very strongly presenting this case because if they are found to legally be a potato chip, they will have to pay taxes. However, Proctor and Gamble stated that Pringles can't be classified as a potato product because its not one hundred percent potato. Personally, I feel that if the Pringle company set out to make a potato chip, they should have just taken the responsibility and paid the taxes to begin with. Also, the company has been miscommunicating their product to many customers by calling themselves a potato chip. However, when talking to the court, they denied having any relevance to being a potato chip. I think that the whole debate between potato chip or not is not important and there should not be any gray areas simply black and white.

If Pringles potato chips are not legally considered a potato chip, then Cheeze-itz can not be considered cheese when realistically it's all chemically enhanced flavors. Many foods today are not truly made of the ingredients they are representing. For example, the cereal Apple Jacks has no real apple content in them besides lab created flavors. Parents and children may think they are getting the correct nutrition they need but in actuality, the foods they are consuming lack essential vitamins and minerals. I believe strongly that if a company is representing a product with "real" ingredients, they need to include enough to be "legal" in the food industry. In response to the Pringle debate, I believe the company that makes the chip should be required to pay the potato chip taxes. Their product is made to look and taste like potato chips so the only thing stopping it from being an actual potato chip is the real potato content. The company that makes Pringles should just include more information about what people are eating on the label instead of making consumers believe they are eating a "legal" potato chip.