A group of artisan and independent bakers have declared war on major bread brands over sourdough - claiming many high street loaves aren't genuine. The Real Bread Campaign (RBC) claims makers of wrapped and slice bread are creating a ''sourfaux free-for-all'' that is impacting real soudough makers.
It has hit out after five major trade bodies presented Defra with its ideas for new labelling guidelines to try and 'clarify the term' sourdough. But the RBC says none of the proposals make for 'genuine' sourdough as they include additives, leavening agents and yeast - which aren't part of the traditional process.
They say new uses of the word sourdough would permit the use of so-called processing aids - making the bread inauthentic. The 'sourfaux' storm centres on the RBC arguing that only bread skillfully-crafted over a long period can be called sourdough.
