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THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1977
Page 5
By DICK WEST
United Press International
WASHINGTON — It was re
el the other day that a market-
pecialist in the Agriculture De
ment spent most of last year
ing up a standard for watermel-
!ie article did not mention
her any consumers wrote in to
Thanks, we needed that.” My
s is none did.
onsumers have become the most
pered species on the face of the
Here’s an expert who practi-
The lighter side
worked his fingers to the bone
et consumers know what they
Id expect in the way of water-
e|ons. Yet his thoughtfulness goes
ly unappreciated,
m not saying consumers are in-
ntly ingrates. It’s just that so
h is being done for them these
s they don’t have time to ap-
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By the time consumers have
finished being grateful to the FDA
for protecting them from saccharin,
to the Supreme Court for protecting
them from bawdy books, to Ralph
Nader for saving them from a mul
titude of fates worse than death, they
are too exhausted to sing hosannas
over deliverance from substandard
watermelons.
According to the Wall Street
Journal, the government’s water
melon standards authority is Paul
Beattie of the Agriculture Marketing
Service.
I’ve never had the pleasure but I
am acquainted with Elray Limphet,
a watermelon consultant for a private
consumer advisory service.
"What should a consumer be on
the lookout for when he con
templates buying a watermelon.” I
asked Limphet.
T would say that color is the most
important consideration,” he re
plied. “To meet government
standards, a watermelon must be
some shade of green.
“This means that if someone tries
to sell you a brown watermelon, or
one that is magenta, fuchsia, indigo
or amber, you should be on your
guard. ”
“This, however, is an external cri
terion. As a rule of thumb, you
would not want to buy a watermelon
that was green all the way through.
The only interior colors recognized
by the government are red and yel
low.”
I said, “That’s very helpful. Is
there anything else to watch for?”
“Without getting into the toler
ances and allowances permitted
under federal standards, a water
melon should be spheroidal, ellip
soidal or ovate-oblong,” my mentor
said. “Any other shape should arouse
a consumer’s suspicions.
“If, for example, someone tries to
sell you a crook-neck watermelon,
you would want to make sure it is not
a large green squash.”
I said, “Does that disqualify trian
gular watermelons?”
Definitely,” Limphet assured
me. “And also bear in mind that a
standardized watermelon must have
seeds.
“If someone sells you a water
melon that has pits or pippins or ker
nels inside, demand your money
back.”
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In recent weeks this publication has
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Each of these issues will have an
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over the next ten years. We believe it’s
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Too often, most of us think about
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that’s where all the other goals suffer.
Who would have thought that
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We Americans also tend to isolate
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We don’t have all the answers.
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Next time you hear somebody
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