sorry to be brave on the internet but I think food labels should list every single ingredient and that there should be harsher penalties for mislabeling and deceptive labeling
Seconded.
Do.....do other places not do this?
Myne it's an England thing but I've just grabbed the closest things to me and they both have an extensive list of ingredients.
Hand cream
Turkish delight/Chocolate
Hi! so both of these labels actually have the exact problem we're complaining about!
from label 1:
in the US and EU, this is a generic term meaning "something we put in here to make it smell nice" and there is absolutely NO way of knowing if that is a scent you are allergic to or not. some of these can be a mix of up to 200 distinct components.
from label 2:
i think you can probably see the problem here?
the issue isn't that we don't have ingredient lists. the issue is that "trade secrets" are more important than people's lives, so if a company says that listing the actual ingredients might allow people to copy them, it is legal for them to put "it's a secret, tee hee".
I'm allergic to Celery, and Coriander (Cilantro)
In the USA, whilst Celery has to be declared (as it's a vegetable) Coriander does not, and can be hidden under the umbrella labelling of spice(s).
Fun game you can now play at home; grab any "processed" food and check it's ingredients.
If you spotted spice(s) congratulations, you have something that even opening around me can cause me a lot of pain and maybe even death! :)
And the problem develops further because the amount of things like this means I HAVE to gamble to eat a varied diet (I'm too disabled to cook and my wife works 9+ hour days)
Now for more fun; just because we confirmed something as "safe to eat" does not mean it will stay that way; they do not have to openly declare a recipe change! I've lost count of the amount of times a "safe" food has fucked me.
