Why is it written "May contain traces of peanuts or other kinds of Nuts" on peanut butter jars? Are people that stupid to realize it on their own?
2006-08-01 06:49:10 · 4 answers · asked by Lisa M 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body
it's a legal thing. if some one had never heard of peanut butter, they might not know it contains nuts. stupid, but they could sue for it.
2006-08-01 06:52:25 · answer #1 · answered by Mike-Q 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The lawyers got to them. Don't forget, people have sued because they set a cup of hot coffee between their legs and burned themselves. After all--McDonald's didn't tell them coffee would be hot now, did they? And there is one legitimate reason, maybe--peanuts aren't nuts--they're legumes, so by putting on "and other kinds of nuts," they may be protecting themselves against lawsuits by people who are allergic to real nuts.
2006-08-01 13:58:05 · answer #2 · answered by cross-stitch kelly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Girl, they have gotten slap happy and put that dang comment on everything!
2006-08-01 13:53:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
legal, they have to put it on there. But yeah, u make sense
2006-08-01 13:54:15 · answer #4 · answered by bluedevilfan0888 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋