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In Sweden (and perhaps all of EU?) it is not allowed to say "no x" if there's normally no "x" in that type of product, e.g glutenfree butter.
Relevant XKCD
https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/free.png
Obligatory “there really is an XKCD for everything” comment. I am genuinely surprised by this one.
Imagine if a cereal company tried this irl, but fucked up and said, "now asbestos free". Imagine the chaos.
Baby powder has way less asbestos in it now than it did back in the 50's.
Baby powder is now made from 98% powdered babies and 2% teeth chunks.
Tbf anything and everything had asbestos back then, everyone was fcked
You mean to tell me I’ve been paying extra for boneless bananas for no reason?
What's funny about this (apart from your excellent joke) is that there are actually a lot of places, where they are a common crop, where bananas are advertised as "boneless". This is because, I believe the bit that connects the banana bunch to the plant (not a tree!) Is sometimes called the "bone" (I believe it's "C" in this image:
Having the grocer machete this bit off for you presumably cuts down on the unnecessary weight on your moped back home, and maybe even the costs, if buying by weight.
Caveat: This is just what I have come to understand, from travel experience and curiosity. If there are any actual "Bananologists" about, please feel free to correct!
Why are those bananas growing upside down
That's just how all bananas grow
u telling me they grow erect?
Like a morning wood
Oh boy, I'd love to see marshmallows not advertised as 99% fat free.
I remember seeing a giant jug of Cotton Candy at Walmart that said “A naturally fat-free food!”
Like, no shit, obviously, it’s literally sugar and food coloring.
I may be wrong on this but I'm pretty sure I've seen some seemingly redundant "no gluten", "lactose free" or "vegan/vegetarian" labels on a lot of products in german and austrian supermarkets. Could be that these products are labeled that way because they were made in an allergen free environment i.e. no parallel production of something containing these allergens.
Well some products one would assumes to be vegan/vegetarian normally aren't. e.g. Wine and Cheese
Why isn't wine vegan? Like, it's just rotten grape juice
gelatin and isinglass are often added to remove impurities and yeast left from the fermentation. They are removed afterwards, but the wine can't be called vegan anymore.
Unfortunately there are very few redundant "vegan" labels since even plain sugar can be non-vegan (being processed using bone char) not to mention a ton of different fats, colourings, and other additives that can all come from either animal, plant, or synthetic source, and unless the manufacturer confirms, as a customer you have no way of knowing which it is, unless they've labelled it.
In Austria for sure, it's simply funny what they manage to write on some products..
Maybe they were imported and not caught?
Oh, it's forbidden. I always wondered why no company did that.
But why do they put "vegan" on apple juice then? Does it mean bug-free?
Some apple juices contain an ingredient called isinglass which is made from dried fish bladders. And some apples may be waxed with beeswax (from bees) or shellac (from bugs) before being juiced.
But they are still saying it but in different language.
4 bullet points in English. 3 in the others.
Don't add up.
My point is that if it is how the comment I replied to says, it wouldn't make it ok just cause it's written in a different language.