I was wondering

[Filthy GT-P]

I was wondering why manufacturers are forced to place the nutritional information pannel on things such as chocolate and lollies.

Why they usually contain little if any nutritional value. They do taste good so I don't care. More useless information I supose.


Steven

[pauljh74]

So people can make an informed choice. If you are health conscious, you may want to choose confectionary that is less fattening than others

[flappist]

Originally Posted by pauljh74

So people can make an informed choice. If you are health conscious, you may want to choose confectionary that is less fattening than others

Yes it is law because EVERYONE understands the monoglutodihedralthrobotron sulfate is better for you than polywantsacrackertrose nitrate and that 4mg of 321 123 & 456 is much worse than 5mg of 302 351 & 289.

It is actually law because if there is a law it requires a department to monitor it and that department requires staff and those staff will belong to one of the senior public vegetable's personal empires and cost money to maintain and as we all know:

The public vegetable who wastes the most money, WINS.......

[Filthy GT-P]

Originally Posted by flappist

Yes it is law because EVERYONE understands the monoglutodihedralthrobotron sulfate is better for you than polywantsacrackertrose nitrate and that 4mg of 321 123 & 456 is much worse than 5mg of 302 351 & 289.

It is actually law because if there is a law it requires a department to monitor it and that department requires staff and those staff will belong to one of the senior public vegetable's personal empires and cost money to maintain and as we all know:

The public vegetable who wastes the most money, WINS.......

Art for Art's sake.

I also like the warnings on my hot coffee warning me that the contents may be hot. Well I bloody well hope that it is because that is what I paid for.

I also liked the sign that subway had up for their satay subs warning that they contain peanuts.

Why don't we just have a big sign up saying that idiots that have no common sense shall not be served as they may sue you for fulfilling their request. Maybe all stores should just have a sign up saying please don't sue us for your own stupidity.

Steven

[Thunder]

....yes but that still does not explain why shampoo's still have instructions on how to use them on the bottle :

....Wet hair, apply shampoo, lather and rinse......... :

[aimzes]

what about people with allergies. they might not be able to eat something with monoglutodihedralthrobotron sulfate. it might be handy for them to know whats in the food they are eating.

[Feathers]

Originally Posted by Thunder

....yes but that still does not explain why shampoo's still have instructions on how to use them on the bottle :

....Wet hair, apply shampoo, lather and rinse......... :

Well there are other uses for shampoo.

Pantene is stolen regularly from supermarkets to be used in making drugs.
As is Sensodyne toothpaste.

[xr8chick]

i dunno maybe it just makes the packet look good or they are well i dunno

[MITCHAY]

I personally don't care about nutritional value of any food. I always ignore the labels. Same with smoking. A few words across the top of a cigarette packet doesn't mean much to someone who is addicted. It's only there to cover their ***** so people can't say they didn't know.

I remember some time ago there was a warning label on a toilet brush saying "Not to be used for oral hygeine" or something along those lines. If they didn't you'd bet there would be some idiot looking for a quick buck filing a law suit.

[347_XR8]

Legalities

[aimzes]

Then why do subway have to warn you that a Satay chicken roll contains peanuts. If you are alergic to peanuts and didn't know that a satay has peanuts you aren't too bright.

yeah ill admit stuff like thats a bit silly as is "may be hot" on a coffee cup etc, allthough when it comes to places like subway some might just assume that the "satay" sauce is artificial... lol.

you want to see some crazy s**t take a ride in an american built car. dead set this explorer i went in had so many stickers warning you of stuff one of the pics was a front shot of the car with it half on the road half on the dirt with its wheels turned towards the road with a bit cross through it... wtf? uummm k. i wont do that.

[the_scotsman]

Originally Posted by Lukey_XF

Legalities

Thats all it is...people are suing other people for anything and everything nowadays, its just manufacturers covering their *****, and its the law.

[rodderz]

I was on a flight to brissy a few years back and had the little feed that they bring out mid flight, small sanga and a bag of nuts

On the bag of nuts (which was a ***** of a thing to open till I found the "open here" sign) there was a piece that said

"may contain traces of nuts"

Should bloody well hope so, otherwise I would of questioned what I was eating!

[Hunter]

It needs to be there so you can tell exactly what you are eating. A moment's worth of research on teh intarwebs will often yield plenty of information about a given chemical present in your food.

And then there's people who are on diets. They may want to avoid consuming too much sodium or simple carbohydrates (refined sugar), etc...

[XRated]

Because there are so many whinging morons who can't think for themselves and need an excuse to sue and complain about.