I just saw an ad on a website (on a website that locks up if you don't turn off adblock, before someone says ADBLOCK NUB) for the new shrimp tacos at Taco Bell. The ad just had a picture of teh tacos, and the words "Limited time only!" and "Warning to customers with shrimp allergies: shrimp products contain shrimp."
Is society really that dumb, or is someone in the ad department trollin?
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AshOnMyTomatoes wrote:
Is society really that dumb
Second answer: If they didn't say it, someone would sue.
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lolgaxe wrote:
Second answer: If they didn't say it, someone would sue.
What gaxey said.
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NixNot wrote:
lolgaxe wrote:
Second answer: If they didn't say it, someone would sue.
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NixNot wrote:
lolgaxe wrote:
Second answer: If they didn't say it, someone would sue.
Daimakaicho, Eater of Souls wrote:
NixNot wrote:
lolgaxe wrote:
Second answer: If they didn't say it, someone would sue.
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Shrimp has shrimp in it? Can people with Shrimp allergies still feed it to their babies?
Vataro wrote:
Daimakaicho, Eater of Souls wrote:
NixNot wrote:
lolgaxe wrote:
Second answer: If they didn't say it, someone would sue.
NixNot wrote:
Vataro wrote:
Daimakaicho, Eater of Souls wrote:
NixNot wrote:
lolgaxe wrote:
Second answer: If they didn't say it, someone would sue.
George Carlin wrote:
I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.
The thing is, I'm doubtful if they'd have much grounds for suing. It's probably more that they don't want some stupid person with an allergy eating it or feeding it to their child and getting bad press. I mean, it's not like you can sue if you're allergic to onions and you eat a hamburger with them on it, I think they're just covering their bases because it's more of a common food allergy. Also, poor storage, etc, can easily contaminate shrimp, which means you're 10x more likely to have 10x as much diarrhea from eating Taco Bell.
It's more like the packages of sundae nuts that say "Caution: Contains nuts" than a coffee cup warning that was issued because of a lawsuit. Honestly, I think it's primarily for the idiot parents who bring 10 kids into a restaurant and are presumed to be a bit absent minded paying attention to a bunch of kids. Not to mention, an allergy can pop up at any time. If you have an allergy, you're responsible for what you eat. If someone else can directly injure you with something, it needs a warning label and you can avoid liability that way.
It's more like the packages of sundae nuts that say "Caution: Contains nuts" than a coffee cup warning that was issued because of a lawsuit. Honestly, I think it's primarily for the idiot parents who bring 10 kids into a restaurant and are presumed to be a bit absent minded paying attention to a bunch of kids. Not to mention, an allergy can pop up at any time. If you have an allergy, you're responsible for what you eat. If someone else can directly injure you with something, it needs a warning label and you can avoid liability that way.
Personally, I can't see why a restaurant that normally doesn't carry any seafood, would bring in one thing that is not an uncommon allergy, but is typically a very severe allergy. The opportunity they've created with the possibility of cross contamination with something like this is kinda dumb.
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Not all pesticides are and bees are an important part of agriculture. If you had a farm or something, this would be useful information.
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lolgaxe wrote:
NixNot wrote:
Vataro wrote:
Daimakaicho, Eater of Souls wrote:
NixNot wrote:
lolgaxe wrote:
Second answer: If they didn't say it, someone would sue.
Vendors have to Idiot-proof everything these days. McDonald's had to change their packaging to say Caution contents Hot on their coffee because of an idiot suing them and winning.
Don't bother Joph. Deaf ears on this last one.
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Tailmon wrote:
Vendors have to Idiot-proof everything these days. McDonald's had to change their packaging to say Caution contents Hot on their coffee because of an idiot suing them and winning.
It's important to do research and not just read headlines. The highly popular case of McDonalds being sued over hot coffee involved a beverage at scalding hot temperatures of near 200 degrees Fahrenheit, a completely undrinkable temperature. The woman wasn't merely burned, but in fact had third degree burns and required surgery to restore her ability to pee. She originally only sued for medical expenses and lost wages of about $20,000, but when McDonalds tried to deny her this amount she approached them for punitive damages. She was awarded these punitive damages because McDonald's had a history of negligence with their coffee, including 62 severe burn incidents and around 700 minor incidents. The millions she had been awarded in punitive damages was later greatly reduced.
Laws and suits tend to make a lot of sense when you have the full context and an accurate and complete record of events, but "Plaintiff legitimately sues company for understandable and sensible reasons" isn't going to sell papers.
In the case of this taco I can only guess at the circumstances, but it might be the case that that customers might assume the tacos had artificial shrimp in them. Pretty much everything made with crab meat we eat is artificial crab meat, so I could definitely see a reason to label a crab product as "yeah this actually has genuine crab in it."
Edited, Apr 3rd 2011 5:19pm by Allegory
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Posted: Apr 03 2011 at 4:29 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) So, you can be an idiot and dump fresh hot coffee in your crotch and become rich also!
You knew it before I said it. I still pointed it out. And you go do it anyway, and get the known result. Somehow, Delva's thread is causing cross thread shenanigans.
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Uglysasquatch wrote:
Don't bother Joph. Deaf ears on this last one.
Educating Tailmon falls very low on my priority list.
Belkira wrote:
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Sandinmygum the Stupendous wrote:
lolgaxe wrote:
NixNot wrote:
Vataro wrote:
Daimakaicho, Eater of Souls wrote:
NixNot wrote:
lolgaxe wrote:
Second answer: If they didn't say it, someone would sue.
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Allegory wrote:
Tailmon wrote:
Vendors have to Idiot-proof everything these days. McDonald's had to change their packaging to say Caution contents Hot on their coffee because of an idiot suing them and winning.
It's important to do research and not just read headlines. The highly popular case of McDonalds being sued over hot coffee involved a beverage at scalding hot temperatures of near 200 degrees Fahrenheit, a completely undrinkable temperature. The woman wasn't merely burned, but in fact had third degree burns and required surgery to restore her ability to pee. She originally only sued for medical expenses and lost wages of about $20,000, but when McDonalds tried to deny her this amount she approached them for punitive damages. She was awarded these punitive damages because McDonald's had a history of negligence with their coffee, including 62 severe burn incidents and around 700 minor incidents. The millions she had been awarded in punitive damages was later greatly reduced.
Laws and suits tend to make a lot of sense when you have the full context and an accurate and complete record of events, but "Plaintiff legitimately sues company for understandable and sensible reasons" isn't going to sell papers.
In the case of this taco I can only guess at the circumstances, but it might be the case that that customers might assume the tacos had artificial shrimp in them. Pretty much everything made with crab meat we eat is artificial crab meat, so I could definitely see a reason to label a crab product as "yeah this actually has genuine crab in it."
Edited, Apr 3rd 2011 5:19pm by Allegory
The McD's info is good to know Al, I did not have that background. I assume anything at Taco Bell is artificial and anyone who eats shrimp there is at their own risk.
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Sandinmygum the Stupendous wrote:
lolgaxe wrote:
NixNot wrote:
Vataro wrote:
Daimakaicho, Eater of Souls wrote:
NixNot wrote:
lolgaxe wrote:
Second answer: If they didn't say it, someone would sue.
And Alma despairs that the USA doesn't have a unique identity.
Uglysasquatch wrote:
You knew it before I said it. I still pointed it out. And you go do it anyway, and get the known result. Somehow, Delva's thread is causing cross thread shenanigans.
Are you saying I do things that I know will get a certain result, but I continue to do them anyway?
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