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Heinz Ain’t Tomato-y Enough to Be Ketchup in Israel

JL;DR SUMMARY Heinz, a brand synonymous with ketchup in the United States, can no longer label its product as ketchup in Israel due to a ruling by the Israeli Health Ministry, which found the tomato solid content in Heinz bottles insufficient under Israeli standards. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Israeli Health MinistryFood IndustryHeinzDiplomatCondimentsOsemKetchupTomato SolidsMarket Monopoly

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"Israel has kicked the brand out of that category of condiments all together."

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