Thiram is a fungicide. In trials this seed variety may have more easily succumbed to ‘Damping Off’ which happens when soil is kept too wet while the seeds are germinating.
I worked for Jung’s for 10+ years - they own ‘Totally Tomatoes.’ I’m SO SORRY that no one was able to answer your question in person! :(
The ‘do not eat’ on the package is ‘Lawyer Driven.’ You’d be amazed at what some people put in their mouths...and then sue about it later! ;)
That fungicide is NOTHING to worry about. It’s a microscopic dose and won’t show up in the fruit (peppers) once it’s grown out.
Also - seed houses (Jung’s included!) buy seed from all over the world. It may just be that that variety of pepper is grown out for seed in a tropical setting and they use the Thiram for shipping purposes as it’s exceedingly ‘damp’ where the seeds are grown and processed, which would also effect germination.
Hope that eases your fears! I would imagine if it’s still bothering you, you could just soak them overnight to get the Thiram off, then plant the seeds as you normally would.
I e-mail TT with my query re: these seeds...no response. Then I try voice contact, and get put on hold for more than twenty-five minutes, where the recording assures me that my call is 'next in line'. As it played out, this was obvious bunk.
On the sunny side...assuming this might be 'lawyer driven', I planted them in a separate container of cells, and they ALL germinated. So there's that...