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Peanut butter contains peanuts!
Yes, I am serious. A bridge buddy tonight told me that his favorite peanut butter, Wegmans, has a warning that it contains peanuts!
Check it out yourself if you do not believe me.
Warnings:
Allergens: Contains peanuts. Made in a plant that processes tree nuts.
What would people think peanut butter contains? Corned beef and cabbage?
Some state of affairs when a company believes that it needs to put this sort of warning on its product....
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My favorite: Remove baby before folding stroller.
Bill
Posted by: Bill Drissel | Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 10:22 PM
Blame the trial lawyers & politicians. Because of unnecessary litigation, our lilly-livered politicians have mandated allergen alerts on all packages, even when it is OBVIOUS!!
Posted by: Mark | Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 11:13 AM
Oh, Mark - I assuredly do!
Although the finger of blame can also be pointed at others. If our legal system allowed for attorneys fees by defendents winning to be paid more frequently, you'd not see as many cases like this. If juries decided more on the actual facts and law of the case, rather than a "pity party" awarding money to harmed people, you'd not see as many cases like this.
More than a few are to blame for warnings that peanut butter contains peanuts.
Posted by: Peg | Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 11:43 AM
The "Pecan Rolls" at out local Kroger's grocery store carry a warning that they "Contain Pecans".
Posted by: geokstr | Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 04:30 PM
When we bridge players compete, we have something called "alerts." They are to make competitors aware that something is unusual and not what you are expecting.
The more we demand that people place "warnings" on the most idiotic of products, the more we disspate the value of so-called "warnings" at all.
If everything has a warning on it - then the warnings become close to meaningless.
Ugh.
Posted by: Peg | Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 04:38 PM