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What is the party line on foods that have labels that say "may contain milk, eggs, etc..."? (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Personally I will not eat anything with the may contain label. I know this just means it is made in the same factory but I was wondering if I have just been overly cautious. What do you all think? Do you avoid stuff like that or do you think it is fine?

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

I don't avoid those products. Vegan products form factories or production lines that are also being used to processed animal products does not cause harm to animals - the other products did.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

P sure it's fine. I'm allergic to peanuts and I eat food with "May Contain" on it and have not once had an issue

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Right, it means that the equipment used to produce the food has also been used to produce foods containing whatever.

It's a low but nonzero risk so they label it.

Would you eat food from a kitchen that has also produced non vegan food? You'll probably have a similar answer.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Personally, I don't avoid it. The FDA (if you're in the US) allows a certain amount of insect parts and other contaminants, and no labels list those. I assume if they're in there at all, it's really a minuscule amount. Plus, you aren't patronizing the factory, so you're only supporting the vegan brand that happens to use that factory.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

It's intended for people with allergies to those things.

If you avoid buying products from companies that also participate in the meat/dairy industry, then it makes sense and is consistent to avoid food with that labels. Though I'd also say that there's a lot of other research you'd want to do, as there are meat/dairy companies that own vegan food facilities that don't need those labels.

I don't avoid the stuff because I don't even trust it very much to begin with and I don't have the time or even ability to investigate supply chains sufficiently. I put my beeny efforts into spreading the good word! I also mostly just try to make food at home from scratch, it eliminates a lot (not all) of thinking about "ethical" consumption.