Warning - Chocolate has milk in it!

Biggins

Taking obvious things to extremes but to cover ones ass in this day of too much suing, Cadbury has decided to put on their wrappers that their chocolate now contains MILK!

Cadbury have decided to warn customers that their famous 'Dairy Milk' chocolate bar contains milk.
A spokesman says the warning is necessary in case people who are allergic to milk do not realise it is in Dairy Milk bars.
Similar warnings are being placed on their Dairy Milk Whole Nut bars.
It says 'Warning: Contains, Nuts and Milk"

http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/world-news/europe/cadbury-warns-its-chocolate-contains-milk-1598436.html

*sigh* Are people really that thick!
Sorry, silly question!

Toto Wolfcastle

:eek:

But I don't like milk!

KTRIC

I got a packet of peanuts recently from somewhere that had "contains nuts" on the back.

galwayrush

Sounds like some Eurocrats were meddling again.:rolleyes:

Biggins

Wife picked up a litre of supermarket milk the other day.
Stamped on the side of it in big print "Warning - Contains Milk"
Go figure! ...and we would have thought the contents was orange juice!

I despair...

RonMexico

We are caught in a downward spiral of dumbness!


WARNING: This post may contain the truth.

galwayrush

Not certain if this is true or on urban myth.
Apparently Cream Crackers had to be renamed in the States in case someone sued them over the crackers not containing any cream.:P

jdivision

I think it's because milk chocolate is viewed as a waste product by most European chocolate manufacturers. They lobbied to try and stop milk chocolate being called chocolate

Sherifu

RonMexico wrote: »

We are caught in a downward spiral of dumbness!


WARNING: This post may contain the truth.

www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/

HarryPalmer

Will they also be posting the warnings about it containing bits of insect?

Kold

Surely stupid people dying is a good thing?

Töpher

Biggins wrote: »

Taking obvious things to extremes but to cover ones ass in this day of too much suing, Cadbury has decided to put on their wrappers that their chocolate now contains MILK!

It's also noted on Dublin Cheese. :pac:

Biggins

Sherifu wrote: »

www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/

In some form to an extent, I think that is some sort of future we are facing.

If your treat a person as "dumb" long enough, they will start to think they actually are!
I'm glad I shall be dead before (hopefully) I might see the masses become even more dumb sheep, zombied into morans staring at their tv screens watching people watching people in reality Big Brother 2086!

galwayrush

Biggins wrote: »

In some form to an extent, I think that is some sort of future we are facing.

If your treat a person as "dumb" long enough, they will start to think they actually are!
I'm glad I shall be dead before (hopefully) I might see the masses become even more dumb sheep, zombied into morans staring at their tv screens watching people watching people in reality Big Brother 2086!

I'm afraid you've seen that behaviour in Ireland already, how else could you explain the re-election of FF and it's cronies the past few years.:rolleyes:

Berty

Its their own fault.

Marketing chocolate as milk chocolate for years.

Dark chocolate is natural chocolate and they add milk to create milk chocolate.

Hagar

[Rant]

I hate with a vengence "May contain nuts"!!!
Do you know what you are putting in to the product or don't you?
Are you telling us that you aren't cleaning the machinery properly or something?
What else might it contain? Do you know at all? Arghhhhh....


[/Rant]


I feel better now.

Tech3

Maybe tesco will have a warning on their macaroni cheese next

WARNING: may contain nails

Tesco Value Macaroni Cheese

galwayrush

I hope they don't have to list all the different parts of a cow used to make burgers / sausages etc.:eek:

galwayrush

Next Euro elections.................Warning, list of candidates may contain nuts.:rolleyes:

Ciaran500

tech2 wrote: »

Maybe tesco will have a warning on their macaroni cheese next

WARNING: may contain nails

Tesco Value Macaroni Cheese

Does she not chew?

Biggins

Ciaran500 wrote: »

Does she not chew?

Obviously not. This clearly shows she's ideal as a voter.
She just swallows everything without even checking out the contents!

Get her over here to this country - the politicians will love her!

brianthebard

Einstürzende wrote: »

It's also noted on Dublin Cheese. :pac:

What a waste of ink, everyone knows Dubs can't read.

jester77

WARNING: This text may contain a warning.

themadchef

No harm as long as they draw the line at bikinis.

http://bash.org/?4753

galwayrush

I'd hate to see thair manual for a BJ.:D

themadchef

brianthebard wrote: »

What a waste of ink, everyone knows Dubs can't read.

Bend over and assume the position. Lube.... lots of lube :eek:.

The blue brigade will hunt you and kill you for that .. or wosre... try to roide ya

galwayrush

themadchef wrote: »

Bend over and assume the position. Lube.... lots of lube :eek:.

The blue brigade will hunt you and kill you for that .. or wosre... try to roide ya

Make sure the Lube dosen't contain traces of nuts, just in case.:P

Biggins

galwayrush wrote: »

Make sure the Lube dosen't contain traces of nuts, just in case.:P

...and don't forget protection, to cancel any forth coming "milk!"

DanGerMus

Well doesn't that bate Banagher.

half pint

Did any one notice some of the roses wrappers this year had "may contain soya" printed on them

galwayrush

half pint wrote: »

Did any one notice some of the roses wrappers this year had "may contain soya" printed on them

Warning, remove wrapper before eating.:pac:
My 2112th post....2112 great Rush Album.:cool:

HarryPalmer

half pint wrote: »

Did any one notice some of the roses wrappers this year had "may contain soya" printed on them

Too busy shoving them into my cake hole to look at the wrappers. Do people ever buy these things outside of Christmas?

CreepingDeath

Biggins wrote: »

Taking obvious things to extremes but to cover ones ass in this day of too much suing, Cadbury has decided to put on their wrappers that their chocolate now contains MILK!

This reminds me of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy book "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish".

There's a guy (Wonko the sane) who reads the instructions of a packet of toothpicks and decides the world has gone mad. He builds a house inside-out... ie. the exterior walls and pointing inside, and the exterior walls point outside with pictures hanging on them etc. He calls his house "Outside the asylum" implying that the rest of the world is the asylum. Wiki Link

half pint

HarryPalmer wrote: »

Do people ever buy these things outside of Christmas?

There availible outside of Christmas :eek:

DanGerMus

RONSEAL 5 year wood Stain. Does exactly what it says on the tin. Stains your wood for 5 years.


Warning: Contains wood stain that stains wood for a full 5 years. Not for intimate use.

Biggins

CreepingDeath wrote: »

This reminds me of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy book "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish".

There's a guy (Wonko the sane) who reads the instructions of a packet of toothpicks and decides the world has gone mad. He builds a house inside-out... ie. the exterior walls and pointing inside, and the exterior walls point outside with pictures hanging on them etc. He calls his house "Outside the asylum" implying that the rest of the world is the asylum. Wiki Link

He was either on something - or on to something!
I suspect the latter!

HarryPalmer

CreepingDeath wrote: »

T There's a guy (Wonko the sane)...

Hah! I was listening to that (Christian Slater played the part) as I read your post. Brilliant stuff. Does all this nonsense come from the McDonald's case with hot coffee, or did it start happening earlier?

galwayrush

Biggins wrote: »

He was either on something - or on to something!
I suspect the latter!

Take the average Rock Band, most of their best work was done when they were on something, so i think he had to be on something to be onto something.:)

CreepingDeath

DanGerMus wrote: »

RONSEAL 5 year wood Stain. Does exactly what it says on the tin. Stains your wood for 5 years.

One of the lads in work has a Facebook signature thingy... "Land Rover, does exactly what it says on the tin".

CreepingDeath

HarryPalmer wrote: »

Hah! I was listening to that (Christian Slater played the part) as I read your post. Brilliant stuff. Does all this nonsense come from the McDonald's case with hot coffee, or did it start happening earlier?

The Hollywood movie/version was God awful. You have to read the 5 books.
Ideally, you should be able to get it in one big book containing the 5 stories/novels.

Not sure the history of Wonko the Sane... wouldn't surprise me if it was based on McDonalds hot coffee but he changed it to toothpicks cos they'ld have a much smaller legal department.

HarryPalmer

CreepingDeath wrote: »

The Hollywood movie/version was God awful. You have to read the 5 books.
Ideally, you should be able to get it in one big book containing the 5 stories/novels.

Not sure the history of Wonko the Sane... wouldn't surprise me if it was based on McDonalds hot coffee but he changed it to toothpicks cos they'ld have a much smaller legal department.

It's the radio show I was listening to; you should get hold of it if you can, as it was written for that medium firstly.

Didn't mean the Wonko thing, I was just curious as to when companies started writing the bleeding obvious on packaging, for fear of litigation.

Biggins

HarryPalmer wrote: »

...I was just curious as to when companies started writing the bleeding obvious on packaging, for fear of litigation.

Its was the same day a certain nation discovered they had more lawyers than doctors. They were bored and had to do do something so they started daft law suits ...then it spread like a virus! :mad:

SoWatchaWant

galwayrush wrote: »

Not certain if this is true or on urban myth.
Apparently Cream Crackers had to be renamed in the States in case someone sued them over the crackers not containing any cream.:P

Yep, the decent businessman has to go to extraordinary lengths to make sure not to get sued in that circus called North America. I'm glad I don't live there.

lisbon_lions

One of my mates who as in the states, brought back a velcro wrap around the waist thing for when yet get out of the shower - on the label was "one size fits most". Another thing bugs me, on the radio you hear an ad for a financial product and at the end theres a disclaimer thats twice as long as the ad - the person is clearly talking so fast to try and cram it all in..hate that.

allabouteve

The instruction booklet that came with my microwave warned me against trying to dry small animals in it. Also, I think the coffee cups in fast food restaurants have a warning on them that the contents are hot.

In the face of that, a warning of chocolate containing milk seems fair.

Biggins

allabouteve wrote: »

...In the face of that, a warning of chocolate containing milk seems fair.

Possibly but putting a warning on MILK chocolate that it has milk!
That's just aimed at the complete thick (and the lawyers).

Elephant Monkey

Biggins wrote: »

Taking obvious things to extremes but to cover ones ass in this day of too much suing, Cadbury has decided to put on their wrappers that their chocolate now contains MILK!



http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/world-news/europe/cadbury-warns-its-chocolate-contains-milk-1598436.html

*sigh* Are people really that thick!
Sorry, silly question!

Hang on a sec, haven't Cadbury always said about its dairy milk bar in there ads on TV Print and the package 'each bar contains a pint and a half of milk and that this latest release is a publicity drive?

rubadub

Biggins wrote: »

Possibly but putting a warning on MILK chocolate that it has milk!
That's just aimed at the complete thick (and the lawyers).

I bet loads of people do not know it has milk in it. Many are very ignorant about food and how much to eat, one reason for all the obese people. I saw a post once where there was some girl who thought the more lean cuisines she ate, the thinner she would get. I also had mates who were shocked to hear guinness has no fat in it, "how do you get a beer belly so?"

People lived with the word "milk chocolate", all their lives and might not realise it has it. Just like some people do not know what rice crispies are made from.

BUT if somebody had an allergy to milk they would certainly know and would be checking all labels anyway, so it is still ridiculous.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

allabouteve wrote: »

The instruction booklet that came with my microwave warned me against trying to dry small animals in it.

That one is because of some stupid bint in the States who attempted to dry her cat in the microwave, as the hair dryer was broken. Needless to say the poor little kitty rotated for a moment or two, started writhing in pain and then went KABOOM!!!
Anyway, she then tried to sue the microwave company for indirectly killing her cat. I think the judge ruled that the woman was to be sentenced to death, because she was the stupidest person he had ever come across, but he also ruled that the Microwave manufacturers place a warning on their products advising against the use of the microwave for animals. I think they all started doing it after that.

*Apart from the execution bit, I'm fairly certain the rest of that story is true.

Ruu_Old

First they take away our E numbers, now they tell us Dairy Milk has milk in it! Bastards!:mad: