As I enjoy my organic dry roasted and salted soynuts from Wild Oats, I read the package. Serving size? Check. Calories? Check. Fat and nutrients content? Check. Ingredients? Check. "INGREDIENTS: Organic Soybeans* and Salt." Wait. What's that asterisk doing next to "Soybeans?" Let's take a look down the package and find out."*Contains Soy" Wait, now. What? Soybeans contain soy? Seriously? Holy crap. Thank you Captain Obvious. To be fair, I understand warning labels for people with food allergies. Food allergies are scary -- deadly scary. And I don't have a problem with the warning that this item is "Made in a plant that processes peanuts, tree nuts, soy, wheat (Gluten) and milk products." I wouldn't have known that.
But are we really such a bunch of moronic consumers that we can't infer from the fact that "organic dry roasted & salted soynuts" contain soy? Is Wild Oats that worried about being sued to have to include that asterisk?
Then again, maybe I'm an idiot for assuming that all soybeans contain soy. Maybe most don't.
1 comment:
That is wonderful!
I, for one, would not assume that a product with the word "Soy" in the name would have soy as an ingredient.
Making that connection might interfere with the allergic reaction which would lead to the lawsuit which would then lead to my getting rich!
And only at the expense of my dignity? That's a DEAL!
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