Comment by janalsncm
4 years ago
Let’s say a bottle of water had the following label:
“This product might not be safe for people sensitive to dysentery or cholera.”
Would you drink the water? It might not give you cholera. Of course not, no one should drink that water.
The label feels like a cop-out on the part of the food manufacturer. Either it’s safe or it’s not. If someone takes their chances and gets cholera, the statement has passed responsibility on to the consumer.
This is a silly analogy, cholera or dysentery aren't safe for anyone. But the vast majority of people handle sesame just fine.
There is a big difference. Sometimes trace cross-contamination occurs, just how it goes.
It’s not silly. For the people who have no food allergies the label is meaningless, and for those who are allergic they have to treat it as if the allergen is definitely there. Trace contamination doesn’t tell you anything about the dose.