Ah! This one is going around again!
I'd heard about it several times before, but I thought it was an urban legend...As ye can see from the scan-ins above (Aye, I did flatten that bag out and throw it in my
scanner as I don't have a 600dpi camera to hand!
) I actually came across this on a physical product wrapper, so thought I'd post it as proof of todays official stupidity! :roll:
8)
First of all, under our legal system there is no way that someone could sue Tesco if they suffered from a nut allergy and intentionally consumed these products.
O...K... :roll: The very notion of such a legal action even being entertained in Court sounds completely nonsensical and idiotic to me. It'd be the same as me trying to use a chainsaw without wearing safety equipment, cutting my leg off in the inevitable accident, and then suing Stihl because I lost a leg whilst using their product!
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If I wasn't wearing appropriate safety equipment whilst using a dangerous tool like a chainsaw, then it should be held as 100% my fault. I might have a right to sue the safety equipment manufacturer...But ONLY if Id've inspected and worn such equipment in full accordance with instructions, and that equipment were then to fail in it's duty to protect me from accidental contact with the saws Blade! 8)
If someone eats a bag of peanuts in the full knowlege that they are allergic to them, then they only have themselves to blame...They are eating a bag clearly labelled as containing
peanuts - And Tesco (Or whoever sold them the nuts) should be completely liability free IMO! :roll:
If someone
isn't aware that they have an allergy and eat a few, the immediate swelling and resulting shock would hopefully stop them from continuing to eat them, and seek medical advice straight away.
Secondly, it's to do with Tesco being helpful in putting this label on their products. If anyone knows anyone with a nut allergy, they will know shopping can be an absolute nightmare, having to hunt over packaging for information on its content. Unfortunately there is no agreed or legal standard for clear labelling when it comes to allergy advice, but Tesco are doing what they can. The only reason for this being there is to maintain consistency across all their products.
I suppose that does make sense, but maybe the text "
No warnings bar the obvious one" would be better used in the case of a product whose name is well known as an allergen, and is emblazoned all over the packaging anyway...
I know it seems to most people to be pretty damn obvious, but like Mojo has said, Tesco's have to put all allergy advice on their products if needed so people with a nut allergy can buy and consume products without having a reaction which can be fatal.
I fully support the idea of product labelling in this manner, especially where potentially fatal allergies are concerned. If a chocolate bar contains peanut in it's ingredients or
might have been contaminated by another product line that does (I.E: Snickers have peanuts, Mars bars don't...But both are made by Mars confectionary, most likely in the same factory, and probabally using the same machinery) then it should be labelled as such IMO. 8)
It's just the idea of putting such a warning on a product that would've been identifiable as being unsuitable for nut allergy sufferers even by 1920CE's product labelling standards, that seems strange (And rather amusing) to me...
You might have trouble eating gateux upside down, Gizzy. You might want to try upside down cake instead
...But if she were to take such a cake to Australia, would it still be an "upside down" cake?
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