> My heart truly bleeds for companies who face the insurmountable task of printing "may contain sesame"
The reason the regulation, and the commercial response to it, is controversial is that companies cannot simply print "may contain sesame" and be done with it.
"Statements such as 'may contain [allergen]' ... can be used to address unavoidable 'cross-contact,' only if manufacturers ... have taken every precaution to avoid cross-contact"
This is a counter-intuitive, and presumably unintended consequence of the regulation that sucks if you're allergic, but fining or jailing executives for complying with it is silly. Hopefully, enough other companies will see a competitive advantage in retooling their processes to deliver sesame-free products.
My mistake. They're simply required to do the same thing the do to ensure their enriched breads do not cross contaminate unenriched breads with milk and eggs, or that gluten free breads aren't contaminated with wheat flour.
> This is a counter-intuitive, and presumably unintended consequence of the regulation that sucks if you're allergic, but fining or jailing executives for complying with it is silly.
They're not complying, they're skirting. People who play these kinds of games are a weight around society's neck. The purposefulness and agency over their actions is what should see them in jail. See the attempts of past Uber executives to obstruct the investigation of their illegal activities for an egregious, and relatively well known example of people who need a stern lesson on how to behave in society.
The reason the regulation, and the commercial response to it, is controversial is that companies cannot simply print "may contain sesame" and be done with it.
"Statements such as 'may contain [allergen]' ... can be used to address unavoidable 'cross-contact,' only if manufacturers ... have taken every precaution to avoid cross-contact"
https://www.fda.gov/food/food-labeling-nutrition/food-allerg...
This is a counter-intuitive, and presumably unintended consequence of the regulation that sucks if you're allergic, but fining or jailing executives for complying with it is silly. Hopefully, enough other companies will see a competitive advantage in retooling their processes to deliver sesame-free products.