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MIT’s Non-Stick Coating Keeps Ketchup Flowing

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Re: MIT’s Non-Stick Coating Keeps Ketchup Flowing

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Post by Alex3917 »

gamache wrote: post #9

Perhaps this is ignorance, but I do not want this anywhere near my food. The FDA's said a lot of things are non-toxic over the years.

Knowing they FDA, they'll just ban companies from telling consumers whether or not it's in their products.

Because if it's a medicine you might actually want to use, it's illegal unless you have $100 million dollars to pay for testing. But if it's something that can make food corporations money, not only doesn't it need to be tested but it's illegal for you to even know if you're eating it.

Re: MIT’s Non-Stick Coating Keeps Ketchup Flowing

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Post by hammock »

The secret to getting ketchup out is to give it a good shake, then hit the heel of your hand "upwards" on the top of the bottle, near where the neck meets the body (on the 57 or not, doesn't really matter). The upward force is what counts, and it somehow gets the ketchup to come out relatively smoothly. Most people strike downwards, and that's why it doesn't work. If you don't believe me, try it! Learned this trick from my uncle.

I'm guessing the functional principle here is somehow related to vacuums, those pop-tops on the new Miller beer cans, etc.

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Post by vegardx »

gamache wrote: post #9

Perhaps this is ignorance, but I do not want this anywhere near my food. The FDA's said a lot of things are non-toxic over the years.

So, let me get this straight. You will not have this near your food solely based on the fact that FDA has approved of it? That's crazytalk if you ask me.

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Post by mparlane »

busted wrote: post #4

I wonder if companies will embrace this as a boon to consumers or if they can actually quantify how much money they would lose because people can get all the product out. Also the article has no information on how much the coating costs, or what kind of changes to the manufacturing process you'd have to make (like having to store the bottles somewhere post-spray to 'dry' or something). I also wonder if, in the case o…

I came to post this, you beat me to it. I assume 4mls of ketchup might not be worth much per bottle, but in mass production it would account to a lot of lost money.

On the other hand you may gain customers to account for that loss.

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Post by andr0x »

vegardx wrote: post #14
gamache wrote: post #9

Perhaps this is ignorance, but I do not want this anywhere near my food. The FDA's said a lot of things are non-toxic over the years.

So, let me get this straight. You will not have this near your food solely based on the fact that FDA has approved of it? That's crazytalk if you ask me.

I don't believe he's saying he would not use the product BECAUSE the FDA has approved it, but rather FDA approval has not always been the best indicator that a particular product is indeed safe.

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Post by kondro »

busted wrote: post #4

I wonder if companies will embrace this as a boon to consumers or if they can actually quantify how much money they would lose because people can get all the product out. Also the article has no information on how much the coating costs, or what kind of changes to the manufacturing process you'd have to make (like having to store the bottles somewhere post-spray to 'dry' or something). I also wonder if, in the case o…

Or they'll just reduce the quantity of food in the bottle in addition to marketing it as "easy-access" or "lower wastage" on the label.
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