Submitted on Tuesday 6th July 2021
Rejected on Monday 12th July 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Change/stop the use of "May Contain" on food products to escape liability
The term "May Contain" is loosely used on packaging to protect business from liability if an allergen reacts to their product making most foods that should be allergen-friendly not anymore scaring allergens away from the product because of the false risk.
I would like the government to make food products less risky for allergens and oblige food factories to take more responsibility in assuring customers when buying their products free-from any ingredients that are not in the product and not use use the phrase "May Contain" to protect their business. As an example I cannot have Bourbon biscuits anymore because Tesco added "May Contain sesame seeds" and since the addition of this prices dropped as it was not considered "Free-From" anymore.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. We're not sure whether you want allergens to be included in the list of ingredients of products even if they're not guaranteed to be present, or to remove potential allergens from packing if they're not definitely in a product.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
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