BBC NEWS | Business | Pringles 'are not potato crisps'

Page last updated at 15:11 GMT, Friday, 4 July 2008 16:11 UK Pringles, the popular snack food in a tube, are not potato crisps, a High Court judge has ruled. Their packaging, "unnatural shape" and the fact that the potato content is less than 50% helped Mr Justice Warren make his crunch decision. As a result, Pringles, in all flavours are free from Value Added Tax (VAT). Manufacturer Procter & Gam

[mmsuzuki]

プリングルスはポテトチップスではない

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ポテトはたったの42% "being made from potato flour, corn flour, wheat starch and rice flour together with fat and emulsifier, salt and seasoning, with a potato content of about 42%"