California will become the first state in the nation requiring restaurants to list major food allergens on their menus starting in 2026 under a new law.
This will likely turn out exactly how proposition 65 turned out… the one where they have to disclose if something may cause cancer or not. They literally just slap it on every single product whether it contains cancer causing stuff or not. So I can see every menu having “may contain every allergen known to man” next to every item now lol.
That is the most insane solution that I can think of. I’m afraid to ask what would happen if they updated the California cancer law. Would companies start adding Trace Amounts of carcinogen? Probably, based on what I know about our " literally the worst parts of cyberpunk and none of the cool s***" world that we live in right now.
Everyone ignores prop 65 because the consequences are so distant. But anaphylaxis is very immediate. No one is going to take that kind of risk. That gives a much higher incentive to properly label things.
They only have incentive to not get sued. I can totally see them label everything as potentially containing allergens such as peanuts and shellfish and stuff just so they can say “oh well we warned you” when there is a case of anaphylaxis.
Allergens aren’t dangerous to your health they’re just dangerous to some people’s health. Personally I can stuff my face with peanuts and nothing happens, there should be people that we kill.
If somebody ordered an omelet and it turned out to have peanut in it for some reason and they subsequently died that would be a pretty hefty lawsuit, so I’m honestly surprised this isn’t already a requirement.
I’m shocked that it isn’t a law already. It’s been obligatory in the EU for 10 years. Although a lot of restaurants don’t follow it…
This will likely turn out exactly how proposition 65 turned out… the one where they have to disclose if something may cause cancer or not. They literally just slap it on every single product whether it contains cancer causing stuff or not. So I can see every menu having “may contain every allergen known to man” next to every item now lol.
This won’t fly with food. Companies are no longer allowed to use “may contain X” as a catchall. They now need to deliberately add X to their product.
https://snacksafely.com/2022/04/company-will-add-trace-amount-of-allergen-to-all-products-to-skirt-safety-regulation/
That is the most insane solution that I can think of. I’m afraid to ask what would happen if they updated the California cancer law. Would companies start adding Trace Amounts of carcinogen? Probably, based on what I know about our " literally the worst parts of cyberpunk and none of the cool s***" world that we live in right now.
Inb4 Trump fixes that with an EO.
Everyone ignores prop 65 because the consequences are so distant. But anaphylaxis is very immediate. No one is going to take that kind of risk. That gives a much higher incentive to properly label things.
They only have incentive to not get sued. I can totally see them label everything as potentially containing allergens such as peanuts and shellfish and stuff just so they can say “oh well we warned you” when there is a case of anaphylaxis.
Allergens aren’t dangerous to your health they’re just dangerous to some people’s health. Personally I can stuff my face with peanuts and nothing happens, there should be people that we kill.
If somebody ordered an omelet and it turned out to have peanut in it for some reason and they subsequently died that would be a pretty hefty lawsuit, so I’m honestly surprised this isn’t already a requirement.
Which people would you like to kill exactly?
I haven’t come across a restaurant that didn’t follow it
I could name you at least 10 off the top of my head in the city I live in.