So I bought a large container of dry roasted peanuts

[Iron Woode]

And what does it say on the label?

WARNING: may contain nuts.

wow. just wow.

 

[KLin]

Aww nuts, my container of peanuts contains nuts.

 

[zerocool84]

And what does it say on the label?

WARNING: may contain nuts.

wow. just wow.

For the people that went through the US public school system.

 

[Crono]

The "may" in the warning is what disturbs me.

What could I get instead? Snake? Money? Flies?

 

[Gibsons]

Isn't a peanut actually a bean?

Just remembering something from the old SNL nerds skits.

 

[Ayah]

The "may" in the warning is what disturbs me.

What could I get instead? Snake? Money? Flies?

It could be fake peanuts.

 

[Ika]

"Do not use if you cannot see clearly to read the information in the information booklet." -- In the information booklet.

"Warning: knives are sharp!" -- On the packaging of a sharpening stone.

"May be harmful if swallowed." -- On a shipment of hammers.

http://www.rinkworks.com/said/warnings.shtml

 

[Ika]

Isn't a peanut actually a bean?

Just remembering something from the old SNL nerds skits.

Yes, a peanut is in the legume family (i.e. beans) and not actually a nut (does not grow on trees).

 

[PottedMeat]

aww why not honey roasted?

Homer: Ah, finally a little quiet time to read some of my old favorites... Honey-roasted peanuts. Ingredients: Salt, artificial honey-roasting agents, pressed peanut sweepings...

 

[Ayah]

Read the warnings for this:

http://www.petrastechshop.com/sikibyia.html

Favorite shop of all time.

 

[Iron Woode]

The "may" in the warning is what disturbs me.

What could I get instead? Snake? Money? Flies?

Hookers and blow.

 

[Bignate603]

Actually, it's a valid statement. Peanuts aren't really nuts, they're legumes. Basically they're more of a pea than a nut. People that are allergic to other nuts aren't necessarily allergic to peanuts, I'm one of them. Peanuts are fine for me but a tree nut will give me a nasty allergic reaction. I would bet they have that warning because the facility that processes the peanuts also processes other nuts. If somebody like me is munching on them and downs a cashew or two that's mixed in with the peanuts it can do them some harm.

 

[Iron Woode]

Actually, it's a valid statement. Peanuts aren't really nuts, they're legumes. Basically they're more of a pea than a nut. People that are allergic to other nuts aren't necessarily allergic to peanuts, I'm one of them. Peanuts are fine for me but a tree nut will give me a nasty allergic reaction. I would bet they have that warning because the facility that processes the peanuts also processes other nuts. If somebody like me is munching on them and downs a cashew or two that's mixed in with the peanuts it can do them some harm.

I am aware of this.

Its just that I find the label rather odd.

 

[Bignate603]

I am aware of this.

Its just that I find the label rather odd.

Yes, it would be better to say 'May contain tree nuts'

 

[Ika]

Some cans use the label "warning: this product was processed on a machine that also processes soy and tree nuts."

Why can't they put all the labels together and say "this product may have been produced on a machine that processes peanuts, tree nuts, and soy"? Because every can of nuts I have seen has this label.