There was a cartoon on TV for one season, a Ren & Stimpy near-clone called "Shnookums and Meat," from the creator of the beloved "Eek! the Cat." There was, actually, one good episode with the title characters, but the backup features were highly enjoyable (Pith Possum and Tex Tinstar).
So much for exposition. One day I was in the grocery store, possibly with my friend geckoman and saw a can of pasta product named after Shnookums & Meat. It contained no meat. Talk about a failure of Truth in Labelling!
I thought of that again more recently when I saw another product based on the popular (and entertaining) Christian kidvid "Veggie Tales." It was a pasta and meat product. Two wrongs don't always make a right, but when they're complementary, it works for me. The Comic Balance was back.
This is apparently Tesco standard policy these days. It may sound insane ("warning - contains milk" on the milk), but they do have a rational reason for this.
If you do have an allergy or intolerance, you want to know if the food you're about to buy might be a problem. To do so, you scan the label. But what if the label doesn't mention it? Are you OK, or not? Is it in there, and the packager just thought it obvious (like, hey, gluten in bread), or is it not in there?
Hence, a top to bottom policy that mentions potential allergens and the like, even if it's so damned obvious that it shouldn't require it. That way, if it doesn't mention it on the label, it isn't there.
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So much for exposition. One day I was in the grocery store, possibly with my friend
I thought of that again more recently when I saw another product based on the popular (and entertaining) Christian kidvid "Veggie Tales." It was a pasta and meat product. Two wrongs don't always make a right, but when they're complementary, it works for me. The Comic Balance was back.
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If you do have an allergy or intolerance, you want to know if the food you're about to buy might be a problem. To do so, you scan the label. But what if the label doesn't mention it? Are you OK, or not? Is it in there, and the packager just thought it obvious (like, hey, gluten in bread), or is it not in there?
Hence, a top to bottom policy that mentions potential allergens and the like, even if it's so damned obvious that it shouldn't require it. That way, if it doesn't mention it on the label, it isn't there.
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