Why do shops bother to put may contain nuts on packets of nuts?!


Question: Why do shops bother to put may contain nuts on packets of nuts!?
I mean how silly can society be to not know that a bag of nuts may contain nutsWww@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
For the same reason you see: do not iron while wearing clothes on an iron tag or: do not use while submerged under water on a hairdryer tag!.!.!.wth!? That means some idiot has done it and sued!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

They put it on as an allergy warning!. The package may contain peanuts but have been processed in a plant that also processes tree nuts!. You can have a tree nut allergy but not be allergic to peanuts and vice versa!. They have to let you know because they are very severe allergens!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I believe it's a legal requirement!.

Have you noticed a lot of other non-nutty foods will have the same wording, as the manufacturing equipment & factories cannot guarantee to be 100% nut free when producing different products!Www@FoodAQ@Com

its the law even though it is obvious, even things that dont contain nuts have to have it on because the production plant might have been used for something containing nuts before hand, it can be very nasty to anyone allergic to nuts if they do come into even the slightest contactWww@FoodAQ@Com

because people will take any oppertunity to sue a company so they have to make sure they use the standard way to cover themselves!.!.!. even if it is dumb

aka: because some people are greedy and stupidWww@FoodAQ@Com

Because if they didn't, some idiot would take the chance to sue them and get money the easy way!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Becasue people these days will do anything for money including sueing for not haveing that lable on there!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

That's just our stupid laws!. Was in a cafe once and the sachet of sugar that came with my tea had a label on it saying contains sugar!Www@FoodAQ@Com

In case some stupid person who is allergic to nuts eats them and then will sue the company complaining!. IDK!Www@FoodAQ@Com

i brought 4 frozen cod fillets and it said on the box contents may include fish!!!!Www@FoodAQ@Com

to cover themselves stupid health and safety its so pc its madWww@FoodAQ@Com





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