Posted on 01/12/2009 12:55:59 AM PST by indcons
It's chocolatey and creamy and, Holy Cow, Cadbury's Dairy Milk is made from... milk.
Just in case you didn't guess from the name, the firm is printing a warning on packs that screams in capitals: "CONTAINS: MILK".
The bestseller - whose TV ads boast of "a glass and a half of milk in every bar" - already has milk at the top of its list of ingredients.
But now wrappers rolling off the production line at its Bournville factory will also feature the separate warning.
It's just in case people who are allergic still don't know.
Bars of Dairy Milk Whole Nut will also warn "CONTAINS: NUTS, MILK".
And on boxes of Cadbury Heroes it appears four times.
The firm insisted: "We are meeting legal requirements."
But food allergy advisors the Anaphylaxis Campaign, said: "They're stating the obvious."
Well, you can't blame them for thinking the world's gone moo-d.
Ping
Next thing you know, they’ll put a warning on Grape Nuts cereal indicating that it contains grapes and nuts. Oh, wait...
Whenever I think of Grapenuts, the old SNL skit comes to mind about the cereal made of rocks. It was done in 76 so I was 9 at the time, but I still remember so many of those skits. Couldn’t find the video, but here’s the transcript:
http://snltranscripts.jt.org/76/76hquarry.phtml
Okay this one is even worse than your PB pic. It's warning that peanuts contain peanuts.
Yeah, there are all sorts of these lawyer labels out there now. I wanted to post one like yours, but I couldn’t find one on the fly.
What’s worse is the TV ads for birth control pills that tell you they don’t prevent STD’s or AIDS.
[*WARNING: Post may contain stolen jokes.]
It’s not the company’s fault...Government intervention is to blame. You get the government you pay for and Democrats pay more than the average intelligent voter. Soon there will be warning labels for warning labels. Remember, your Government thinks you are too stupid for mere descriptions.
Sign of the times
Stupidity Runs Rampid among our society
Public Schools are an infestation of stagnaminity you cant learn to walk unless you first stand and our educational system prevents our populace from standing unless your held up on both sides by people who are willing to hold you up.
Where are the Grahm Bells,Edisons and Franklins those who weren’t afraid of stepping into the wind to test it’s Verasity?
Stepping into the drug forefront look at medicines that are supposed to help you with everyday life the warning labels on those are more horendous than the drug itself.
Next Ice cream will be labeled “May cause explosive anal Seepage”
Sugar should read “Dangerous” we know it’s not good for you but eat it anyway we have have diets and drugs to counteract the addiction !
“Just my 2 cents “ and thats not at face value anymore !
I'm glad those warnings are there, because sometimes I'm a little thirsty when I stop to fill up. I'll be just about to take a swig off of the nozzle and then I'll see that sign posted. Whew!
Has Nothing to do with the stupidity of the company , They are just protecting themselves from LAWSUITS of people who will sue when they spill HOT coffeee on Themselves when they place the cup between their legs while driving and then claim they didnt know it was hot.
Dont blame the Companies BLAME THE FRIGGIN Government where this insanity and increased cost to print this crap comes from
I don't believe they put them on flies yet. They should put them on mosquitos though.
Actually... I once did that. I was so tired I was half asleep. A warning label wouldn't have helped - the objections of the infant did. But it can happen.
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