Food Standards Agency advises consumers with dairy and fish allergies to check labels carefully
Archived version: https://archive.ph/fUYev
Food Standards Agency advises consumers with dairy and fish allergies to check labels carefully
Archived version: https://archive.ph/fUYev
Wait why not? Or do you mean that the terminology is off or? And how is it get out of jail free card? If the label is there then it has been made in a factory where the manufacturer cannot guarantee cross-contamination free product. Seems perfectly fine to me, most people have no issue with that. If you are very allergic to dairy for instance then obviously you should not use these products. Same as with tons of allergies.
In fact, many allergy charities view it as badly flawed, so I don’t know who the ‘most people’ are that you are talking about.
https://www.narf.org.uk/blog/we-have-a-big-problem-with-may-contain-labels
https://www.coeliac.org.uk/about-us/media-centre/news/precautionary-allergen-labelling-the-may-contain-consultation/
https://www.godairyfree.org/food-and-grocery/may-contain-statements
https://www.allergyuk.org/its-time/
So none of the links say that the statement is “badly flawed”. Two of them are about consultation on this labeling or in allergens in general, and two mention that the labeling is a problem because it is not required / there is no clear policy behind it.
Sure, I agree that there should be a policy about when the label is required.
Edit. most people being people without life threatening or severe allergies.
It wasn’t a quote.
In any event, people can read and decide for themselves