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Zakyesterday at 6:42 PM2 repliesview on HN

"May contain" labeling seems like the better solution to this problem. This should be allowed for allergens that are present in the manufacturing or packing facility but not intended to be ingredients in the product.


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HWR_14yesterday at 8:10 PM

Then there would never be a reason not to list "may contain sesame". Just like every product causes cancer in california.

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GloriousKojiyesterday at 6:56 PM

That's part of the problem. "May contain" doesn't provide legal protection and then if you make it a standard there needs to be testing for compliance which ends up as the same original problem and you just add compliance tits to your food product.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34116211

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