She's my cherry pie

[Skanky Vamp]

from reason

Frozen cherry pie manufacturers have finally been liberated from one of the most unnecessary Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations. And it only took nearly 20 years of lobbying! On March 14 ("Pi Day," of course), the FDA announced that "standards of identity and quality" for frozen cherry pies that were implemented in 1971 were revoked as of April 15. These standards of identity mandated how many cherries needed to be in frozen cherry pies (25 percent by weight) and how blemished they were permitted to be (only 15 percent) in order to be included in these pies.

What made these standards unusual, even taking into account the reams of FDA regulations that exist, is that these regulations applied only to cherry pies, and specifically to frozen cherry pies. Fresh cherry pies did not have to meet these standards. Frozen apple pies did not have to meet these standards. Only these pies did.

The American Bakers Association submitted a petition to the FDA all the way back in 2005 to see if this rule could be revoked. Eventually the FDA agreed and announced plans for a rule change. As an example of how long it takes for even the tiniest amount of deregulation to happen, this initial announcement came in December 2020, under former President Donald Trump's administration. But that was just the announcement of the pending rule change; the whole lengthy process wasn't actually completed until March 2024.

It has taken nearly 20 years to eliminate a petty food regulation that doesn't really serve a purpose.

I reckon I shall head to the store for a celebration.

 

[Stake fodder]

It has taken nearly 20 years to eliminate a petty food regulation that doesn't really serve a purpose.

How does it not serve a purpose? I want to know that my pie isn't full of wormy cherries! Though I admit that it's weird that only one kind of pie gets this treatment. And I'm impressed that Congress took only 20 years, which is much faster than they've dealt with, say, climate change. 🙄

 

[nightshade]

It definitely now means that food companies will put less cherries in pies, you'll get more cherry flavouring and less real cherries.

 

[Skanky Vamp]

It definitely now means that food companies will put less cherries in pies, you'll get more cherry flavouring and less real cherries.

So you'll get lower price point options and higher boutique options and the consumer will ultimately decide where they want to spend their money. Next I hope they get rid of that idiotic rule that you can't smell a bakery baking.

 

[Nix]

Now there's me stupidly thinking of this when I saw the thread title.... should have known better lol

 

[nightshade]

Now there's me stupidly thinking of this when I saw the thread title.... should have known better lol

I thought of this song in Supernatural

 

[NotASlayer]

I thought of Cherry Bomb. Which is why it is now in the What Are You Listening To? thread.

 

[Kendar]

So you'll get lower price point options and higher boutique options and the consumer will ultimately decide where they want to spend their money. Next I hope they get rid of that idiotic rule that you can't smell a bakery baking.

I'm skeptical that you'll get lower price points. 99.99% or more of the country probably has no clue that this was ever a thing, let alone that it's been revoked. They'll just make the switch and not say or change anything.

 

[Ethan Reigns]

Back when I was in engineering school, we used to stage "capers", events including those that would indicate our true feelings about various idiotic laws. After the opening ceremonies for the new city hall in Toronto, the class for the year before us held closing ceremonies the following week. There was a law on the books that motorists on Spadina Avenue had to give way to farmers and slaughterhouse workers driving pigs down the street to the Canada Packers facility. Spadina is a major north-south street in downtown Toronto. Well, idle hands form comedic genius. The law couldn't stop us. The group that organized this was the BFC (Brute Force Committee), a central part of engineering at University of Toronto, and the caper was accompanied by the Lady Godiva Memorial Band, our informal engineering band that played at all engineering events.

My mind naturally went to: how would we do the same with cherry pies?

 

[Skanky Vamp]

I'm skeptical that you'll get lower price points. 99.99% or more of the country probably has no clue that this was ever a thing, let alone that it's been revoked. They'll just make the switch and not say or change anything.

The majority of them sold are pre-baked and frozen which the rule never applied to in the first place, the rule only affects those that want to bake their own at home. So the vast majority of people aren't affected anyway. Prebaked and frozen could put as few and as poor quality cherries as they wanted to begin with, with no regulations. So yes, now that fresh baked can finally compete with prebaked I would expect to see prices drop to make it a more competitive market.

 

[Kendar]

Good point

 

[November]

I thought of this song in Supernatural

Yeah thats what came to my mind too lol.

I've never even seen a cherry pie. We only have cherries at Christmas time, and they have seeds in the middle which seems like it'd be annoying to remove them all to make cherry pie. Also cherries are much nicer fresh anyway.
Hmm maybe I will get a cherry tree next.

 

[HowiMetdaSlayer]

Never been overly keen on chunks of fruit in my pies.. So I'd be fine with a cherry paste/cream only pie 😳


and yes I know I'm quirky - thank you very much! 😏

 

[November]

Never been overly keen on chunks of fruit in my pies.. So I'd be fine with a cherry paste/cream only pie 😳


and yes I know I'm quirky - thank you very much! 😏

Yeah I am not a fan of cooked fruit. I will eat apple pie but its not my fave dessert.

I dont mind Cherry Ripes.