Warning: peanut butter contains peanuts

by Walter Olson on August 27, 2008

In the wacky warning genre, that one’s been around a while, but it can still get a discussion going (Wegman’s, What If via Megan McArdle).

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1 Richard Belzer 08.27.08 at 1:59 pm

Wacky perhaps, but not surprising. Arguably, this labeling is required by the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004, Title II of Public Law 108-282. See:

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/alrgact.html

Certainly it is easier to add a stupid warning than to contest the law, and risk having FDA force you to recall your peanut butter.

2 Bumper 08.27.08 at 2:28 pm

Fans of wacky warning labels might get a smile out of these just in time warnings for laptops:

http://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/1143b.html

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