Warning: This bag of nuts may contain nuts

[Wanderer]

I looked at a jar of peanut butter. It says in large print on the jar, Peanut Butter. The content explains that it has 93% peanut in it, however I could not find a "may contain traces of peanut" warning either.

I think the problem here was that the bag of peanuts was labelled as "Monkey Nuts" and nowhere on the bag did it say the word "Peanuts". Some people can eat nuts but not peanuts and the law requires that a product containing peanuts specifically states on the packaging that this contains "Peanuts" and not one of many other words used to describe them. For example it would be illegal to label and sell a packet of peanuts as "dry roasted nuts" without specifically mentioning that the type of nut is a "peanut".

There are lots of words like this which are protected under law. "Anchor Spreadable" looks just like "Anchor Butter" but nowhere on the package do they call it "butter" because it doesn't meet the legally defined description of butter (80% butter fat).

Nutty story though and it will probably go down in urban legend.

[mudskipper]

Hold stick near center of its length.
Moisten pointed end in mouth.
Insert in tooth space, blunt end next to gum.
Use gentle in-and-out motion.

Welcome to the asylum.

And for god's sake, don't bite!

[bless 'em all]

Peanut allergy and nut allergy are different things. Peanuts aren't nuts. People with the nut allergy may be able to eat peanuts. People with peanut allergy may be able to eat nuts. So... a nut warning on a peanut product, or a peanut warning on a nut product (if there's risk of contamination) would make sense.

But peanut warning on peanuts? They'll be issuing instructions with toothpicks next.

Hold stick near center of its length.
Moisten pointed end in mouth.
Insert in tooth space, blunt end next to gum.
Use gentle in-and-out motion.

Welcome to the asylum.

[NotAllThere]

Peanut allergy and nut allergy are different things. Peanuts aren't nuts. People with the nut allergy may be able to eat peanuts. People with peanut allergy may be able to eat nuts. So... a nut warning on a peanut product, or a peanut warning on a nut product (if there's risk of contamination) would make sense.

But peanut warning on peanuts? They'll be issuing instructions with toothpicks next.

[proggy]

Funny bit of stand up about nut allergies from Louis CK

[MarillionFan]

Thought this was about a previous poster!!!!!

[istvan]

Have to agree with you on the allergy thing.

People who tend to be allergic to peanuts avoid all nuts.

However they need to withdraw the nuts because it's a misrepresentation of what's in the product just like beef actually being horse.

I examined an apple today as I was going to buy a pound or so of it, and long behold the little label says something to the fact of its distributor's brand, but lacks the nut warning. Just for the fun of it, I looked at a jar of peanut butter. It says in large print on the jar, Peanut Butter. The content explains that it has 93% peanut in it, however I could not find a "may contain traces of peanut" warning either. How on earth would a peanut allergic person be warned about the danger. I go nuts

[Paddy]

No warnings at ScrewFix either.

[SueEllen]

Have to agree with you on the allergy thing.

People who tend to be allergic to peanuts avoid all nuts.

However they need to withdraw the nuts because it's a misrepresentation of what's in the product just like beef actually being horse.

[SimonMac]

BBC News - Store pulls monkey nuts from shelves over 'peanut warning'

A supermarket chain has withdrawn bags of nuts - after failing to declare they may contain peanuts.