Continental Dairy Facilities Southwest LLC recalled more than 79,000 pounds of Costco Kirkland Signature butter last month because the packaging may not have an allergen disclaimer about milk.
...and somebody would eat it, have a "great disturbance in the Force," and sue Costco. And likely win. (Making some assumptions on where the eater lives and the attitudes of the local populace.) If the butter is $5/lb, and cost of product = cost of transport back, this will cost Costco around a million bucks if they scrap all of it. That is likely the cheaper path.
Having met people with lactose intolerance, I do get it, to some extent. But a recall? How about sending out sticker sheets instead. And now I wonder what the disposal process would be for 40 tons of butter.
I was thinking the same thing- put a flippin sticker on the butter… Sheakspeare was right ove 400 years ago- first, we kill the lawyers….. the dumbing down of America is working.
-- "Do we have Lactose Intolerant people that need bright neon signs warning them about spreading this “evil” by-product on toast, so they do not have to suffer gassy tummies?"
Considering that butter is almost pure milk fat and contains very little lactose, it's usually only an issue for the most severely Lactose Intolerant people.
-- "And people are bitching about the elimination of the Department of Education? It failed to teach people BUTTER COMES FROM MILK!"
The old joke about removing warning labels from products -- and thereby letting the "stupidity problem" take care of itself -- comes to mind.
...and somebody would eat it, have a "great disturbance in the Force," and sue Costco. And likely win. (Making some assumptions on where the eater lives and the attitudes of the local populace.) If the butter is $5/lb, and cost of product = cost of transport back, this will cost Costco around a million bucks if they scrap all of it. That is likely the cheaper path.
Having met people with lactose intolerance, I do get it, to some extent. But a recall? How about sending out sticker sheets instead. And now I wonder what the disposal process would be for 40 tons of butter.
I was thinking the same thing- put a flippin sticker on the butter… Sheakspeare was right ove 400 years ago- first, we kill the lawyers….. the dumbing down of America is working.
-- "Do we have Lactose Intolerant people that need bright neon signs warning them about spreading this “evil” by-product on toast, so they do not have to suffer gassy tummies?"
Considering that butter is almost pure milk fat and contains very little lactose, it's usually only an issue for the most severely Lactose Intolerant people.
-- "And people are bitching about the elimination of the Department of Education? It failed to teach people BUTTER COMES FROM MILK!"
The old joke about removing warning labels from products -- and thereby letting the "stupidity problem" take care of itself -- comes to mind.