Are You Kidding Me???

Lounge By DelightsByE Updated 8 Aug 2007 , 4:56pm by breelaura

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DelightsByE Posted 8 Aug 2007 , 1:04am
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Found printed on the packaging for Wal-Mart Great Value Brand Salted Sweet Cream Butter:

"
ALLERGY WARNING: CONTAINS MILK

-and-

GLUTEN-FREE
"


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OK so the allergy warning I can kinda see....in case someone thought they had margarine instead of butter....

but HONESTLY - if someone has a gluten allergy or intolerance, wouldn't they already know that gluten comes from grains/plants, NOT COWS????

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michellenj Posted 8 Aug 2007 , 1:18am
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We are living in a cover your a$$ world!

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leily Posted 8 Aug 2007 , 1:26am
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well McDonald's had to put signs out that said your coffee will be hot. So nothing really surprises me anymore.

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LaSombra Posted 8 Aug 2007 , 2:10am
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We have to put the allergy warnings on everything for the farmers market. The one that I think is funny is our whole wheat bread. It is labelled "100% Whole Wheat Bread" and at the bottom of the label is "Allergy warning: contains wheat" icon_lol.gif no sh&% sherlock icon_razz.gif

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DelightsByE Posted 8 Aug 2007 , 2:56am
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Yeah I guess it's like needing to put Nutrition Facts labels on bottled water.

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indydebi Posted 8 Aug 2007 , 3:27am
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I've seen warnings on sleeping pills of "May cause drowsiness".

MAY cause drowsiness??? If I'm paying for 'em, they BETTER cause drowsiness!!!!!!!

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LaSombra Posted 8 Aug 2007 , 5:11am
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Originally Posted by indydebi

I've seen warnings on sleeping pills of "May cause drowsiness".

MAY cause drowsiness??? If I'm paying for 'em, they BETTER cause drowsiness!!!!!!!




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mbelgard Posted 8 Aug 2007 , 12:53pm
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My favorites are hair dryers with tags that say not to use in the shower and those plastic bags that say they aren't toys.

Everyone works verry hard to cover their butts on this stuff.

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FrostinGal Posted 8 Aug 2007 , 1:41pm
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All of this packaging...we are messin' with natural selection!

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DelightsByE Posted 8 Aug 2007 , 4:08pm
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PRISCILLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG!!!!!!!!

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breelaura Posted 8 Aug 2007 , 4:11pm
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Natural selection... LOL. Re: butter - some people's allergies are so severe they can't have otherwise allergen-free foods processed near the allergen, and (I think) to be gluten-free, it has to be absolutely gluent-free, meaning no danger of contamination in addition to not being included as an ingredient. If you look at some chocolate bars, for example, there's a warning that the candy was produced in a facility that also packages peanuts. Same general idea. If it's safe, it will say nut-free, or similar.

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kbochick Posted 8 Aug 2007 , 4:44pm
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I don't really get it about the butter, but gluten is in all sorts of stuff. I have a gluten-free friend who said they even have to be careful about their yogurt, because a lot of it has gluten.

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breelaura Posted 8 Aug 2007 , 4:56pm
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Just had a thought... I'll bet some margarines DO have it as a thickener (esp the tub ones), so the butter-like products could cause some confusion.

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