Yeah, which actual food? People have allergies to actual foods.
Let’s say they derive a blueberry-like flavor from grapes because grapes are cheaper or something. I think that’s a reasonable thing to allow them to do, grapes are food, they’re fruit, “we made one fruit flavor out of another fruit” okay fine. But what if you’re allergic to grapes but not blueberries? It should say on the label that this is made from grapes.
“Turns out the blueberry flavored snack that doesn’t say the word ‘grape’ anywhere on the package has grapes in it” is a great reason to visit the ER.
If they’re allowed to use basically any ingredient they want and call it “natural flavor” why aren’t they just allowed to put the word “substance” in the ingredients list?
It says natural blueberry, vanilla and strawberry flavors on the top of the package. You don’t get natural blueberry, vanilla or strawberry flavor from grapes. You get them from blueberries, vanilla, and strawberries. If you derived a blueberry flavor from a grape, it would count as an artificial flavor.
I’d be more concerned about “and other natural flavors” that aren’t even mentioned anywhere.
But The Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act says if the natural or artificial flavor contains any of the 8 most common food allergens, it must be labeled.
Yeah, which actual food? People have allergies to actual foods.
Let’s say they derive a blueberry-like flavor from grapes because grapes are cheaper or something. I think that’s a reasonable thing to allow them to do, grapes are food, they’re fruit, “we made one fruit flavor out of another fruit” okay fine. But what if you’re allergic to grapes but not blueberries? It should say on the label that this is made from grapes.
“Turns out the blueberry flavored snack that doesn’t say the word ‘grape’ anywhere on the package has grapes in it” is a great reason to visit the ER.
If they’re allowed to use basically any ingredient they want and call it “natural flavor” why aren’t they just allowed to put the word “substance” in the ingredients list?
It says natural blueberry, vanilla and strawberry flavors on the top of the package. You don’t get natural blueberry, vanilla or strawberry flavor from grapes. You get them from blueberries, vanilla, and strawberries. If you derived a blueberry flavor from a grape, it would count as an artificial flavor.
I’d be more concerned about “and other natural flavors” that aren’t even mentioned anywhere.
But The Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act says if the natural or artificial flavor contains any of the 8 most common food allergens, it must be labeled.