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William Seger

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3. "The (e) stands for estimated sign."

Reply to bananas (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 24, 2016, 10:02 PM

Jan 2016

"It is a European Union mark which is printed on all prepackaged goods. It shows that the weight of the product in only an estimate and not an exact figure."

http://answers.ifood.tv/question/what-does-the-e-mean-on-this-example-e400g

So, yeah, only 110g of ham in the 400g. So, most of the rest must be the Suffolk Ale?

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Aldi was selling cooked ham with 110% British Pork. [View all] 47of74 Jan 2016 OP

I like Aldi, but that's a bit effed up !!! nt MADem Jan 2016 #1

So it's only 25% ham? What does "e400g" mean? bananas Jan 2016 #2

"The (e) stands for estimated sign." William Seger Jan 2016 #3

No, 25% is completely wrong. muriel_volestrangler Jan 2016 #4