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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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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