290178 Wed Aug 28 14:41:31 -0700 2002 1 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1573831 In todays' San Francisco Chronicle there is a very interesting article about the controversie over soy sauce labeling. This case reminds of some American company trademarking the term "basmati" rice and now the original Indain grower can't even use that term... Link: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/08/25/MN70302.DTL&type=food Wed Aug 28 14:41:31 -0700 2002 0 Wendy Lai 1 1573848 its more confusing than even that. Apparenly the shoyu and tamari names were switched around for a time in the us due to a marketing issue, and some brewed sauces are processed with hexane. Link: http://www.edenfoods.com/store/action.lasso?-database=NLEAandDetail.fp3&-layout=Detailed_Description&-op=eq&ID=107410&-response=detailds.html&-search Wed Aug 28 16:45:38 -0700 2002 1573831 0 Bung