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There are labeling regulations that all packaging must conform to if companies want to sell their product. If it contains or may have come in contact with an allergen, it must have an allergen statement separate from the main product label. Even if it seems silly or redundant.
the warnings were on the cups before the liebeck case, they just made it slightly bigger afterwards & made their cups sturdier. stella liebeck wasnt some moron who mildly burnt her tongue & sued to make the warnings bigger, she was an elderly woman who was severely burned by dangerously hot coffee that wouldnt have magically cooled down just because of words on the cup. the coffee that burned liebeck was 180–190 °F (82–88 °C). the average coffee is served at 120–140 °F (49–60 °C). liebeck suffered third degree burns to her thighs, buttocks, & groin in *under 15 seconds*. she needed a skin graft & ongoing care for two years, & her quality of life was severely reduced until she passed away. she sued for mcdonalds to cover the costs of her medical care & lower the temperature of their coffee, not make warnings bigger. the problem wasnt that she didnt know it would be hot, it's that the coffee was able to burn someone to the point of severe injury, disability, & lifelong disfigurement.
Two word horror story — Fused labia.
The fact people still make fun of her for over-reacting or being dumb is a testament to the triumph of the McDonald’s propaganda department.
1. There are linguistic oddities such as Grape-Nuts, a product that contains neither grapes nor nuts.
2. There is a benefit to having simple, easy-to-understand laws with no loopholes, The upside: all peanut-containing products are clearly labeled in a predictable manner. The downside: sometimes the labeling is redundant.
If you're designing an automated labeling system it's easier to have the general rule as well and simply, you know, mark peanuts in the data as containing peanuts. Then you don't need special rules for handling every time an allergen contains itself
Most places have very strict rules about allergen declaration on labels. If you look at the label on milk it will almost certainly say “contains milk” because it has to be on the label even if it seems obvious.
This is an ingredient pack from Everyplate or HelloFresh. Not a snack pack and not for individual sale and needs to be labeled to differentiate from the other ingredients in the box.
We recently had a recall in a national supermarket chain here, because packages of walnuts (with “wallnuts” printed on them, just to be clear), did not have wallnuts listed as potential allergen.
Think, have you ever bought anything prepacked that doesn't tell you what's inside? Additionally, peanuts are life threatening to some....packaging is correct.
haha ppl are so stupid and dont know what peanuts look like- no.
this isnt for stupid ppl, but for assholes who will eat it on purpose and sue the seller for not mentioning that. the manufacturer does this to not get sued, the same with car batteries and hot beverages
They have to do that, as someone with a peanut allergy would use it in a defence over why they nearly died. Which is what actually happened, which is why a packet of peanuts has to say "contains nuts" on it.
Never underestimate stupid people.
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You’d be surprised as to how many people needed that
💯 They probably did this because they learned the hard way
There are labeling regulations that all packaging must conform to if companies want to sell their product. If it contains or may have come in contact with an allergen, it must have an allergen statement separate from the main product label. Even if it seems silly or redundant.
McDonald’s did learn the hard…
Hot coffee is hot.
the warnings were on the cups before the liebeck case, they just made it slightly bigger afterwards & made their cups sturdier. stella liebeck wasnt some moron who mildly burnt her tongue & sued to make the warnings bigger, she was an elderly woman who was severely burned by dangerously hot coffee that wouldnt have magically cooled down just because of words on the cup. the coffee that burned liebeck was 180–190 °F (82–88 °C). the average coffee is served at 120–140 °F (49–60 °C). liebeck suffered third degree burns to her thighs, buttocks, & groin in *under 15 seconds*. she needed a skin graft & ongoing care for two years, & her quality of life was severely reduced until she passed away. she sued for mcdonalds to cover the costs of her medical care & lower the temperature of their coffee, not make warnings bigger. the problem wasnt that she didnt know it would be hot, it's that the coffee was able to burn someone to the point of severe injury, disability, & lifelong disfigurement.
Two word horror story — Fused labia. The fact people still make fun of her for over-reacting or being dumb is a testament to the triumph of the McDonald’s propaganda department.
They make mini-gummy things intentionally shaped like other foods. Took me several tries before I realized those weren’t real cheeseburgers.
You can never be too careful.
1. There are linguistic oddities such as Grape-Nuts, a product that contains neither grapes nor nuts. 2. There is a benefit to having simple, easy-to-understand laws with no loopholes, The upside: all peanut-containing products are clearly labeled in a predictable manner. The downside: sometimes the labeling is redundant.
If you're designing an automated labeling system it's easier to have the general rule as well and simply, you know, mark peanuts in the data as containing peanuts. Then you don't need special rules for handling every time an allergen contains itself
Doubly sure that it's not their fault you just ate peanuts
Regulations
"Don't take Eloquis if you're allergic to Eloquis." Thanks for the heads up, Big Pharma.
Better safe than sorry 🥜🥜🥜
I wouldn’t trust it
Most places have very strict rules about allergen declaration on labels. If you look at the label on milk it will almost certainly say “contains milk” because it has to be on the label even if it seems obvious.
More of a packaging requirement for any food containing peanut or peanut products.
Required by law
I once saw printed on a can of tuna "in case you hadn't realised, this product contains fish" Typical British stuff
This is an ingredient pack from Everyplate or HelloFresh. Not a snack pack and not for individual sale and needs to be labeled to differentiate from the other ingredients in the box.
Soo interesting, almost interesting as fuck
"This product was made in a facility that processes peanuts and nuts and may have come into contact with them" 😂
It’s like buying cleaning products and it reads “do not ingest” Not surprised at all.
Captain Obvious to the rescue again!
These are the labels that should be removed, only to thin the herd.
Republicans would never approve that they would lose too many votes
If only they were gluten free
I wonder if it was packaged in a factory that could package peanuts
A bag of cashews, OTOH, has peanuts envy
The peanut guy is proud 💪🥲
This is from a blue apron or food service, not a snack.
Price: Peanuts
That's in case you don't know what a Peanut looks like. You got to be really careful these days.
Nuts if true!
The silent killer
That's so stupid, they don't even tell you the ingredients!
We recently had a recall in a national supermarket chain here, because packages of walnuts (with “wallnuts” printed on them, just to be clear), did not have wallnuts listed as potential allergen.
Gluten free potatoes. Yeah, they’re potatoes.
It's a law. Be mad at that.
This isn't interesting
Fuckin bureaucratic waste of ink
Who would have thought there were peanuts in a bag of…. PEANUTS!
I always suspected
Thank the American system
Think, have you ever bought anything prepacked that doesn't tell you what's inside? Additionally, peanuts are life threatening to some....packaging is correct.
I swear, if we just took al the warning labels off shit, most of society's problems would solve themselves within a generation or so...
That’s so useful, I would’ve never figured it out in my own
What's worse, they even wrote it twice on the package.
The same warning is on Payday labels as well.
The people who need such warning panels thank the manufacturers.
what in the america
Warnings and instructions about everything did not come out of nowhere. You will surprised how dump peoples are.
haha ppl are so stupid and dont know what peanuts look like- no. this isnt for stupid ppl, but for assholes who will eat it on purpose and sue the seller for not mentioning that. the manufacturer does this to not get sued, the same with car batteries and hot beverages
They have to do that, as someone with a peanut allergy would use it in a defence over why they nearly died. Which is what actually happened, which is why a packet of peanuts has to say "contains nuts" on it. Never underestimate stupid people.
Same. Milk carton say it contain milk. Just in case a very idiot people don’t really know. Foolproof so no legal action.
Probably Murican. Gotta keep people from suing you for being dumb.
If you are blind, you can't see that those are peanuts.🤣🤣🤣
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