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Health and safety officials pull peanut butter from shelves because the jar doesn't warn it contains NUTS

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Post by HoratioTarr Fri Apr 12, 2019 3:17 pm

Health and safety rules have been ridiculed after a brand of peanut butter was withdrawn because the jar does not warn it contains nuts.

The Whole Earth product is called '3 Nut Butter' and makes plain on the front of the label that it contains walnuts and pecans as well as peanuts.

But thousands of the £2.50 jars, available in major supermarkets such as Tesco, are being recalled because they breach rules which state there has to be a nut allergy warning in English on the jar.

The withdrawal, which was posted by Kent County Council, prompted hilarity and disbelief on social media.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6915463/Peanut-butter-brand-withdrawn-shelves-jar-doesnt-warn-contains-nuts.html
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Post by HoratioTarr Fri Apr 12, 2019 3:17 pm

WTF?
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Post by HoratioTarr Fri Apr 12, 2019 3:19 pm

Perhaps it's because peanuts aren't technically a nut. They are legumes.
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Post by 'Wolfie Fri Apr 12, 2019 5:21 pm

Smile

Another apparent case of clueless and unqualified dolts being put into situations where they are clearly not up to the task  ???

Seeing that kind of nonsense cropping up a lot these days in areas where bureucracies are involved..

Food safety stuffups; poorly applied environmental and wildlife protections; ill-thought-through knife and gun laws -- just some examples cropping up regularly these days.

Even worse when "appearances for appearances sake"and political expediency take priority ahead of actually getting positive results..
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Post by Raggamuffin Fri Apr 12, 2019 6:37 pm

HoratioTarr wrote:Perhaps it's because peanuts aren't technically a nut.   They are legumes.

Exactly.

Are people who are allergic to nuts also allergic to legumes?
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Post by Syl Fri Apr 12, 2019 6:45 pm

This one is sort of stating the obvious. Razz

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Post by HoratioTarr Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:32 pm

Raggamuffin wrote:
HoratioTarr wrote:Perhaps it's because peanuts aren't technically a nut.   They are legumes.

Exactly.

Are people who are allergic to nuts also allergic to legumes?

It would seem so
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