I was at our local supermarket this morning, and saw a box of Farmers Market cookies. What caught my eye was that the label on top of the box said “No Nuts”, as you can see below.
sorry about the quality – the macro on my cell phone sucks
So, having trained myself to religiously read labels, I flipped the box over – only to read the following underneath the ingredient list …
MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF PEANUTS, NUTS, SOY AND/OR OTHER ALLERGENS AND CONTAIN THE OCCASIONAL PIT
WHAT??? According to the label from Zehrs, this product contains no nuts, but according to the manufacturer (Farmers Market – and kudos to them for clearly listing the allergens, BTW) there may be trace amounts of nuts (and apparently perhaps a fruit pit as well, but I digress).
The store manager won’t be in until later today, but we’ll need to ask them the reasoning for, and if they could change the confusing front label.
To some it may seem that I am unfairly targeting Zehrs, but they are the only supermarket in our small town and the closest competitor is 20 km away. Not many choices for parents looking for quick and easy snacks to send with their children to school.
Again, make sure you Read the Label every single time.
Morons! Youd think since its their store label and they'd be liable they'd show more diligance.
ReplyDeleteTim Nutt: McVeggie burger may contain traces of meat.
As a followup, the manager was horrified about the labels. She then personally took all of the remaining boxes off the floor. Don't know if it's because she does "get it" about the seriousness of food allergies (she seemed to earlier this year), or - as my sister put it - realized that they're liable if anything went wrong due to the confusion in labelling.
ReplyDeleteThe Labels are changed and the cookies are back on the shelf! :) I like it when people "get it!"
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