2006-07-25 00:20:12 · 15 answers · asked by marky213 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
I know! It'd be like putting "Warning - may contain hair!" on a tin of hairspray! Oh, wait...
2006-07-25 00:24:12 · answer #1 · answered by Jaydee 2 · 4⤊ 3⤋
There is actually a sensible and reasonable explanation for this. Becuase of how nuts are produced, packets of, for example, Brazil Nuts may contain traces of other nuts. Because people tend to be allergic to one particular type of nut, and in fact peanuts, the most common allergy are not nuts but legumes, they need to have this information to prevent them from having an allergic reaction. So, it's not for the dumb, it's for those who care about not getting sick.
2006-07-25 07:39:45 · answer #2 · answered by H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because lots of people have nut allergies and are stupid enough to eat them anyway and then asinine enough to sue over it. (They are nuts!) Companies are just covering their butts from frivilous lawsuits. Sometimes it is helpful though I have seen warnings on foods that had nothing to do with nuts saying it was manufactured by a machine that also processed nuts and therefore may have nut residue.....ewwww!
2006-07-25 15:54:51 · answer #3 · answered by Cyn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
legal requirement
all items that do contain or are made in a factory that has nuts in has to have this warning onj
my 7 year old daughter is on medication to help her sleep her medication warns against driving as the medication can make you drowsy
2006-07-25 08:20:48 · answer #4 · answered by mumoftheyear 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because someone - possibly american - ate some peanuts and got sick as they did not realise peanut are nuts! It is to stop people sueing them, also tea from maccy d's says warning contents may be hot for the same reason - incidently if my tea isn't hot I'm taking it back!
2006-07-25 07:23:58 · answer #5 · answered by elmleaquack 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know it sounds dumb but I believe the FDA requires this label so those that are allergic to nuts will know.
I'm with you. It is pretty dumb when you can plainly see what's in the package - but...
2006-07-25 07:25:24 · answer #6 · answered by helpme1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for the same reason they put the warning on the hair dryer not to use while in the shower, and on the curling iron not to insert into any bodily orifices.
people are idiots.
2006-07-25 07:24:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
for those who can make out their dumb and not realise that there could be nuts in nuts and could sue them
2006-07-25 07:24:26 · answer #8 · answered by motown 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Or
Warning on sleep meds.
Side effects may include drowsiness!
2006-07-25 07:25:08 · answer #9 · answered by ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because there are some mind-bogglingly stupid people in this world who would make such mistakes, and due to the compensation culture we live in, they would probably attempt to blame and be compensated for by someone else for their own stupidity.
2006-07-25 07:33:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋