Very interesting

[@CCL83]

This is simply a way to cover themselves for any cross contamination that could potentially happen in the factory. It's unlikely and nothing to be concerned about unless you have an allergy to the listed potential ingredients. I use to work in a food factory and there are a lot of protocols in place to prevent cross contamination but there is always room for error and this is a safeguard against law suits and a warning for those with extreme allergies. If the ingredient isn't on the list of ingredients it's not likely in your food.

[@Joso997]

How can a factory produce both marshmallows and fish

[@Thoroughly_Wet]

Most great value brands are made in name brand factories to begin with

[@Thoroughly_Wet]

​@@Joso997 fish based gelatine

[@MarsBar365]

​@@Joso997Great Value sells seafood products. They probably have multiple factories, but they put the "may contain ..." so that people with allergies know that there may be some cross contamination. Hope this answered your question?

[@cmj0ker]

Exactly this. Many places will include these warnings if they produce multiple items. Same reason you see "may contain traces of peanuts" in food that doesn't contain peanuts but the brand company may have peanut foods in general. Since GV has almost everything, they have to cover their ass and probably produce similar items in factories because the processes are closer than you think.

[@bensgalley1368]

As a former Walmart worker and cook I can help with this. First of all they almost always come from the same factory. So that protects them legally from cross contamination lawsuits. Secondly as for the anchovies a lot of foods will use stuff like anchovies. Not enough to give it a fishy flavor but in the case if the anchovies to add umami flavor to it. For the marshmallows they are made from Jello which is made from animal bones. Fun fact most factories will use stuff like pork where a factory that is kosher will use stuff like cow or fish bones. Whichever they can get more of for cheaper. So going back to the tilapia in the marshmallows. Remember how I said a lot of this stuff comes from the same factories. Well quite simply they made all their marshmallows kosher so anyone who is Jewish or Muslim. Or any other religion that doesn't allow the eating of pork to be able to eat them guilt free. This expanding the market. It's weird but in reality all the big brands do it to the only difference. They will use fancy big overcomplicated words. That legally will cover their buts in court but still hide the truth from consumers. So in this situation Walmart is actually the more honest brand.

[@lrajic8281]

I researched diabetic medicine that used pork. According to one Jewish authority, if the product is processed well, it is no longer deemed unclean. What?

[@BaeBunni]

@@lrajic8281 Not to sound anti-semetic but it's because they essentially trying to keep holy but at a certain point it becomes literally impossible. I mean stopping yourself from eating pork is easy it's gonna be really hard to stop multi-billion dollar pharma companies to not use pigs for medicine. So it's sorta easier to reason that at a certain point the "pork" becomes non existent at a certain point. It's the same concept of it's impossible to be 100% green because everything you do and buy has a ecological cost far exceeding your own capability to offset it.

[@mohammedaqeeb9220]

Sumfin smells fishy

[@bensgalley1368]

@@lrajic8281 fair enough but still that's a lot of time and work that Walmart isn't going to do. A medical company has more restrictions then food production.

[@kyonikirts393]

Lol gelatin, not jello..but yes very true

[@future.cadaver]

When you are producing generic products for several companies, a lot of the equipment and machinery is shared with different foods. The blueberries [ETA: and/or artificial blueberry flavoring containing NO blueberries] in the syrup may have been poached in the same kettle that they were making Caesar salad dressing in earlier in the week (which contains anchovies). Even though the equipment is rigorously cleaned and sterilized between production, it’s still a good idea from a legal standpoint to list the allergens to free up any liability should someone have a reaction. They were clearly warned by the packaging and if they have a major sensitivity, maybe don’t buy the product.

[@MrThfknsamurai]

There is no blueberry in blueberry syrup. It's regular syrup with blueberry flavoring which isn't made from blueberry. Almost no flavoring is derived from its natural form. Google chemicals in strawberry flavoring. It's like 60 chemicals

[@kraqdown]

let’s say I believe you, please make marshmallows and tilapia make sense.

[@blazerernst9878]

​@@NuhUh78789 can you clarify this statement largely the lab part, VOC (with a quick look mind you) dont sound dangerous, as its largely a process of how scents can be "formed" am i far off?

[@hanamachii_]

​​@@MrThfknsamurai i guess they could have lied with this particular bottle but the ingredient list shown here did say "blueberry juice concentrate" and "blueberry puree" so 🤷‍♀️

[@hanamachii_]

​@@blazerernst9878 I have a feeling Dylan was joking since everything is made up of chemicals, just saying there are a lot dont mean theyre the bad kind.

[@adithyac1001]

Casually skipped "contains a bioengineered food."

[@atlas1924]

bananas are bioengineered and they aren't even bananas im not worried at all

[@LaCeiba1924]

I’m more concerned about that blueberry syrup’s top ingredient being corn syrup. 😬

[@SarahAbramova]

Not as big of a deal as people tend to make it.

[@AndrewB23]

Being worried about things instead of doing research is why we have videos like this

[@Krefey]

couldn't possibly be because they are all made in a factory that processes multiple goods and there's a risk of cross contamination at all.

[@BradsWorkbench]

No way! That would require an actual thought process. Outrage and conspiracies get better views 😂

[@user-bu7yk4ds9x]

No kidding. if people would think

[@MD-ex7cg]

Literally no way of someone knowing that unless they search it up themselves. It would seem weird to most people that a factory that makes marshmallows, also processes anchovies. People really need to stop insulting others because of they don't know a basic fact like this, I see it way too often online.

[@bayoubilly5176]

​@@MD-ex7cgit's only because they're sheltered. My whole family knows this shit. They're mostly cops or military or white collar... This is known to anyone who understands a kitchen... Or a cutting board...

[@Krefey]

@@MD-ex7cg I mean, I didn't insult anyone, sure, I probably could have been less facetious though

[@EternalScarecrow]

It's a USDA thing. If they have multiple different items, say, they're processing shrimp egg rolls, crab rangoon, and fortune cookies all in the same plant, then they would have to write "May contain traces of shrimp and crawfish" on all three items, because there's a 0.00001% chance that somehow the shrimp cross contaminates across whatever boundaries they have set up. So, the Great Value processing plants are likely one supermassive structure with lots of assembly lines all being operated in closed off rooms from one another. But just in *case* anything goes awry, they are "legally" covered so long as management has done their due diligence and stuff.

[@Fetidaf]

It’s the FDA isn’t it? I thought USDA was the farming/gathering side of it and the FDA was the production and sale

[@j.v3896]

It's not just the US. There is similar laws in the EU. It's supposed to make sure that people with allergies can not get triggered by trace amounts

[@EternalScarecrow]

@@Fetidaf Food and Drug Administration (FDA) deals in its sale directly to consumers, so restaurants and groceries. US Dept of Agriculture has a lot more oversight than its name suggests, but it deals in the gathering and production of foods.

[@jayahh9972]

The bulk processing is exactly the reason for this. That’s how they can afford to sell these “budget” goods

[@jaifyre702]

Yeah very similar to how opioids got into Excedrin and they took that off the shelves for a while. Made in the same factory.

[@createyourreality257]

As someone with allergies I'm extremely grateful for those labels on every brand. Not only should they be mandatory, they are necessary in order to prevent cross contamination. It means that syrup is made in a facility that also uses anchovies. Probably a sauce factory

[@labj143]

Unfortunately, they're not mandatory. And, there are still many companies that out source part of the production and/or packaging process. So, if there is no label addressing it, it's always a possibility.

[@The_Red_Legion]

Wait I thought it was mandatory!! I genuinely mean this, thank you for letting me know it's important to know that I was wrong

[@mook_butt8037]

It absolutely should be mandatory, there are too many people who will become anaphylactic from even a single speck of dust/drop from their allergen(s).

[@harmonicaveronica]

​@@labj143it is mandatory for the 8 most common allergens in the US. Wheat, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, dairy, eggs, fish, and shellfish! Which leaves anybody allergic to corn in a really unfortunate position, because corn is about the 10th most common allergen and it's in tons of stuff under a lot of different names because there's soooo many corn byproducts

[@labj143]

​@@harmonicaveronica"Contains" and "May Contain" have different meanings. It's only mandatory if it is an ingredient or the "food source". But just being produced in the same facility, even if there is a risk of cross contamination, it is not required. This is because it's assumed that sanitary laws cover this part. That's why "produced in a facility..." or "may contain" labels are so frustrating. Because they are entirely voluntary and are different from the "contains" labels. And some companies only use the label for some parts of their brand, even though all the food has the same risk(being from the same production facility). For example, leaving out the "may contain" label because it is "organic" or "alternative" because it looks worse for the product.

[@linkonabe220]

Tilapia, or fish in general, is a way of making fat for products that aren’t typically kosher. So the marshmallows use tilapia as a substitute for cow so it can be kosher and used by many. Anchovies: is to alert people that they’re made in the same factory. Very common

[@hannahsmith8681]

Cow is kosher, marshmallow are normally made with pork gelatin, which is not clean to eat. Anchovies are also not clean to eat, so if they are made in the same facility I personally would avoid eating them.

[@niadrentwett9099]

Always read ingredients on everything. Keep in mind that "may contain" is not an actual ingredient it's just a possible contaminant due to proximity in the factory.

[@davidtaylor9999]

What sane factory is processing marshmallows right next to fish?? “Mom, these marshmallows smell funny!”

[@abdullahishaq4174]

@@davidtaylor9999 Fish geletin maybe

[@hola9559]

​@@davidtaylor9999 You're going to lose your mind when you find out what gelatin is made from. You know, a primary ingredient in marshmallows.

[@777simplementenaty]

@@hola9559bones?

[@averry23]

@@hola9559 is it pig intestines?

[@lwolfstar7618]

As others have clarified, those aren't the ingredients per se, they're warnings about possible cross contamination at various stages of processing, packaging, storage etc. Trace amounts. That's less than the amount of insect parts allowable in peanut butter and just in case someone with a severe allergy has a reaction. When I say severe, some folks can go into anaphylaxis after touching the same table as someone who ate a pb sandwich. Or feel their throat itching when someone has a pb sandwich an a zip loc bag in the desk drawers.

[@danvondrasek]

The fish are used for gelatin. That's what makes marshmallows fluffy and plump, and makes syrup thicker than water. They've usually been taken from pigs, but then it can't be kosher or halal, so they use fish derived gelatin now

[@masternate2993]

Well to bad for those people cause I love me peanut butter toast and peanut butter sammichs I'm not even gonna lie if I'm enjoying my sammich and an asshole starts swelling up I ain't gonna move a god damn bit for them they seen me enjoying my shit and chose to walk near me they new the risk and took it so unless they got an EpiPen handy they just gonna die and I ain't gonna do a thing to help them

[@lwolfstar7618]

@@danvondrasek not usually the case for "may contain traces of", when they use a potential allergen for gelatine, they usually specify "gelatine (from beef/fish/pork)" A product that is the source of a primary ingredient is NOT a "trace" exposure.

[@meganhusted9]

@@lwolfstar7618 often they don’t say what kind of gelatin is used, at least in the us. it makes it a little hard to figure out what my brother can and can’t eat sometimes, since he’s allergic to pork

[@butterfly_in_chains]

This would be me. I never go into a store ,a bank, an office or a hospital alone. I don't get in other people's car and if I didn't make it I'm not eating it.

[@DeadPerfection]

"May contain traces of tilapia" was way, WAY funnier than it has any right to be.

[@Jecht2024]

lol him confirming "Thats fish" was what broke me

[@gangstanongrata]

They use gelatin from tilapia to make sure the marshmallows are kosher/halal

[@MsJoyce31202]

😂

[@TheJuiceWrldArmy]

Yea I got marshmallows from them and I ate the whole bag and then looked at the ingredients and it said that

[@theedgeofoblivious]

Most marshmallows are made with gelatin, and gelatin tends to be made from fish bones. It's not actually surprising.

[@cheronmccrae924]

"Contains bioengineered food" is the real concerning part

[@Mike21cowboys]

Ding ding ding

[@tomsmith2582]

For real tho

[@MrSafety1138]

Why? We've been eating bio engineered products for hundreds of years lol. Ever eaten a banana with no seeds? Congrats, you've eaten a bio engineered product

[@tomsmith2582]

@@MrSafety1138 More of the fact that we aren't told what it is, is what's concerning. Yes bananas have been and are being bioengineered but the ones you eat from the grocery store are grown through asexual reputation, there's a difference conventional bananas are not gmo

[@stewart8127]

That doesn't have to be labled legally

[@21KJH]

I worked in a food grade manufacturing plant for over twenty years, and it is a good thing when the plant makes/package many different items. It means the equipment is getting thoroughly cleaned regularly. If a plant only does one or two items, that equipment is going until the plant shutdowns at the end and middle of the year. Until then, it just light cleaning of what you can see.

[@funhouseofschadenfreude853]

That's not obvious that would be the case, but it totally makes sense when one thinks of how people/organizations will do the least amount of work if they can get away with doing so.

[@ComebackGAWD]

Good perspective let’s hope the food inspectors do their jobs 😔

[@dellaangel]

That is very interesting information and not widelyknown. Thank you for sharing

[@antonioliles5027]

@@ComebackGAWD Something to consider... Most Asian and African countries have very low if any health and safety standards. Think about that when you buy fish and shellfish farm raised in China or India or cocoa from Africa.

[@Thoroughly_Wet]

@@funhouseofschadenfreude853 you'd be surprised how "relaxed" some federal and private regulations are. "Relaxed" meaning you'd think they'd be more strict. Considering all the food manufacturers/commercial kitchens I've worked in, the production floor is very akin to a well cleaned, 100 year old basement. Not a speck of cobweb or dirt anywhere but still all cement filled with cracks and chips, half assed patches, sometimes kinda moist and funny smelling. The western world is still the best when it comes to food quality and safety Fun fact: everywhere that produces or serves food has or will have mice/rats/cockroaches, just the really good ones have good control on them. Meaning the cleanest restaurant in the US will still see at least 1-2 roaches a month

[@hazel8043]

To be fair, marshmallows are made with gelatin and gelatin can come from fishbones. It can also come from hooves of animals but most commonly it is known to come from bones. But if they used tilapia bones to get the gelatin, it's really not strange at all. It's also why there's gelatin if you cool down your Bone broth. Marshmallows are just whipped sweeted cornstarch, and gelatin.

[@JosephQPublic]

Can doesn’t mean is.

[@Gamma_Radiation]

​@@JosephQPublic so if a typical ingredient of marshmallows is found protentially near marshmallows it means that they may not be in the marshmallows? Theres a non-zero chance, but highly unlikely.

[@chocolatte522]

Also, you're going to get anchovies, hfcs, and whatever else as "syrup" flavoring when you buy something other than pure syrup. Pure syrup only has one ingredient: make syrup.

[@bamod2919]

Just learned something new,thanks

[@tiredofitall9213]

That explains the gelatin but what about the anchovies😅

[@sn0wO]

Those often just mean it was packaged or stored in a warehouse or factory that also packages those things. It's not necessarily an ingredient, just a potential contaminant for severe food allergies. Edit: good civil conversation. Nice.

[@marywood8794]

True, but that's usually for common allergies like milk or nuts. Tilapia doesn't seem like it would be processed on the same equipment as marshmellows...maybe it's just me! Lol

[@antonioliles5027]

@@marywood8794 I have worked in a food factory. You would be very surprised what is processed in the same factory.

[@gamergodofjustice]

​@@marywood8794 that one isnt about allergies its about people who are vegan/ vegetarian

[@mjjae8122]

@@marywood8794 fish are actually part of the “big 9” food allergies, which does also include milk and nut allergies, so that’s why random fish might be listed! Also theres actually another warning “processed in a facility with” the distinction from may contain is that may contain is higher risk because the actual surface/equipment was likely shared versus just manufactured in the same factory

[@Thoroughly_Wet]

@@gamergodofjustice fish is an allergen.

[@Paco.Sinbad]

This is why we shouldn’t buy cheap over processed food

[@unholyXromance]

"may contain tracers of..." just means the machines they're using are also used for those other foods. They likely won't have any trace of those other foods, but there might be occasionally

[@crazebamm]

Smart! I never even thought of that. I was out here trying to think of all these scenarios too lol

[@ElizabethT45]

Would machines that process blueberry syrup also be processing anchovies though? Or would mini marshmallows be packaged in the same factory as tilapia? Even occasionally?

[@wesliskreativeplayhouse1440]

So cross contamination basically?

[@LogicalNiko]

@@ElizabethT45 I mean why would you buy a bottling machine, when you can buy the one that also cans anchovies? To be honest they probably bottle Worcestershire sauce (which is made from anchovies) and other marinades. The marshmallows are probably just being run through a generic plastic bag/sealer machine.

[@unholyXromance]

@@wesliskreativeplayhouse1440 yes, exactly that

[@ryanschoeff]

The “may contain” is so they can avoid lawsuits (also I think it’s an FDA requirement) from people with food allergies and intolerances because the item was made in the same factory as something containing the anchovies. (Since some people can have allergic reactions from super small traces, as well as airborne particles)

[@TheCoopMan]

Then why not just say “may contain fish”. Why so specific? And with multiple different species of fish.

[@ryanschoeff]

@@TheCoopMan As someone with food allergies, people can have allergies to specific fish but not others, so it’s helpful to know

[@anna-flora999]

​@@TheCoopMan if they know its just one kind of fish, why not specify it?

[@thelying2594]

I have a seafood allergy so them putting tilapia in marshmallows is still asking for a case 😭

[@theultimatefreak666]

​@@anna-flora999 what is that one type of fish doing there that they know it's just that type? If it's just "oh yeah, we use the machines with fish too, we clean it but just to be safe" then the same machine should have different kinds of fish making them unable to specify, there has to be some more direct interaction with that specific type of fish that makes it different from all others and that interaction is What people are concerned about

[@KristinaLJohnson]

As someone who has worked in food marketing/labelling/manufacturing and who’s mom’s career was spent in operations thereof: it’s an FDA Allergien requirement and means the facility also processes products with those ingredients and while there should be minimal to no risk of cross contamination between products the warning is required. It’s actually more common than you’d think as it helps keeps prices down since the manufacturing is pay-as-you-go approach to line time for lower production items. (One bottling machine can fill all types of containers after all.) it DOES NOT mean it’s an actual ingredient, only a cross contamination risk. The ingredient list shows what’s actually in your products in order of most prevalent to least with known present allergies bolded at the end. 👍 For the syrup it’s likely the syrup or bottling company also works with fish sauces/juices. Chances are it also processes Walmart’s sauces with anchovies or produces the juices in the anchovies containers.

[@tiffariff]

Ok but please explain why a factory is producing marshmallows and tilapia (or producing something with tilapia) because that baffles me

[@blackmoon8459]

​​@@tiffariff I might have an answer, but it's just something I came up with and has no evidence to prove one way or the other. Fish sticks. It's possible that Marshmallows and fish sticks are both an extruded product. Imagine if you have a meat grinder or something like that at home, when you crank the grinder the meat that's in it gets pushed out in little squiggly tubes. Marshmallows and fish sticks I could see being done the same way. Just bigger. I'm sure that made next to no sense, but I'm driving to work.

[@lindan.137]

Or fish cakes/fish balls or something like that.

[@KristinaLJohnson]

@@tiffariff it doesn’t mean there’s a whole tilapia involved. Just some product derrived there of. If it’s non vegan marshmallows they often contain animal based gelatin (animal byproduct from tendons/ligaments). If the factory is using fish based byproducts or making them (ex fish meal) that is derived from tilapia that’s how you get the cross contamination risk of tilapia. It’s more about what equipment the factory has than anything. (Note fish sticks involve cooking and storing processes you’d never need for marshmallows so you’d never produce them in the same plant.)

[@MrJdamnBro]

It could also be the same bagging equipment

[@terywetherlow7970]

Scary part is the absence of nutrition. Lotta sugar, but no vitamins. How is this possible?

[@trevorpayne884]

The gelatin in the marshmallows is sourced from Tilapia scales. This is a byproduct of fish farming and has the side benefit of guaranteeing the product is kosher. Your other marshmallows may contain traces of pork/beef/whatever they decided to get the gelatin from.

[@msjkramey]

Really? That's so interesting. I had no idea that fish scales had gelatin in them

[@dlcdaniel6308]

​@J Girl fish scales have collegen in them. Collegen is extracted to create a gelatin solution. These scales and bones used in this process are usually deemed "fish waste" and would otherwise be thrown away. Creating gelatin from fish waste I assume helps somewhat with emissions in regard to waste disposal, though I'm not sure about the carbon footprint of the process itself. So it may cancel itself out in that aspect.

[@codynoth4183]

Why the fuck are we concerned if shit is Kosher or not?

[@ThinkFreely2012]

​@Cody NotH if you aren't Jewish then you wouldn't be.

[@warriormaiden9829]

​@@codynoth4183 Because there are people out there who are religious, but still would like to enjoy marshmallows? That's part of the nice thing about the large selection of items on offer. You can find something that fits your wants while still following dietary restrictions/preferences or religious beliefs.

[@williamlazenby314]

It's because those products are on different lines in the same building. It's to make sure you don't sue them because of food allergies.

[@elot83]

They should make bigger warning font size letters. Seems to me like a gap of liability for the seller not the consumer

[@danvondrasek]

No it's because the fish are used to make gelatin, which is a common ingredient in both of those items he showed.

[@elot83]

@@danvondrasek Danny it says may contain on the ingredients. Not assuring it may have fish gelatin.

[@KweenRegi77]

I do not shop at WalMart anymore so Ya check it all y'all...

[@Stadanco]

​@@KweenRegi77 good use of your time posting that.

[@alexschmeling2655]

As a former candy processor. This is to avoid lawsuits from cross contamination in the factory during processing and packaging.

[@tiffanydaniels227]

​@@ericdecker2914 it's rare that cross contamination happens but it can is the point they rather be safe than sorry every food processing place has listings like this on the back to protect from law suits in the rare chance it does happen

[@alexschmeling2655]

@@ericdecker2914 why do you think its dirt cheap?

[@JamesTheTurnbull]

​@@ericdecker2914 most factories do multi processing and have very strict protocols against contamination so it rarely happens. But just in case some spiteful fucker at night shift decides to be petty, this label protects the from lawsuits.

[@labj143]

@@ericdecker2914 And labeling the possibility of trace amounts of allergens is entirely voluntary. There's no FDA regulation forcing companies to state what their products are packaged around. At least Walmart says it. Most people will never know what else their food gets packaged with. And, when someone has a reaction, there is a chance they will never find out why. Because most people aren't gonna think to blame candy for trace amounts of fish. Walmart is just covering all bases and it's actually fortunate. Though I suspect it's after a settlement from a previous incident(s).

[@Draco-0787]

My thoughts exactly

[@kristalmartin6601]

What's a worse concern is not just store brands, it's EVERYTHING in a container made to sit in warehouses and on shelves for months on end. Read the ingredients on all food products. If shows corn syrup as your first ingredient, it's probably not considered food for your body. Js. Find local farmers, and get to know where your food is from, what your food eats before you eat it. What is sprayed on and applied to the crops before it's harvested. If you would like to go one step closer(which I would highly suggest and endorse you do) figure out how to plant your own food. Figure out how to raise your own food animals, and butcher your own meat. Get in the kitchen as well and build those ancestorial skills we once had, how to process and preserve food for times of scarcity, when there was times of plenty.

[@johnbrentford5513]

The blueberry syrup is made on some of the same equipment as Worcestershire Sauce and it contains anchovies. They let you know in case you are allergic to fish.

[@PageCreations]

What's unfortunate that people don't read labels and wouldn't expect to have a allergic reaction to something that would seem to have nothing to do with something they are allergic to.

[@Buyobuyoneko]

But! Anything with Worcestershire sauce in the ingredients from GV does NOT have an anchovy warning!

[@boothroid71]

@@Buyobuyonekoblueberry syrup is made near the salad dressing. Caesar salad dressing has anchovies. It’s cuz some salad dressing has sweetener added.

[@JohnSmithh644]

I'm not sure this makes anyone feel better lol

[@dremewhite5209]

​@@PageCreationsif they're allergic, even extremely allergic, those people make a habit to read every label anyway. if some people don't, they should. sometimes companies change their ingredients so it's best to read every label every time ❤

[@blargy3662]

"May Contain" is a disclaimer. Your syrup may be produced in a facility that also produces and processes anchovies.

[@tomjones4835]

This dude making the video is a creep!

[@AidanStewart9]

Not only that but may contain “traces” lol people love overreacting man

[@blargy3662]

@@AidanStewart9 "may contain traces" is very significant. I am allergic to tree nuts (and many other things but that's besides the point) and the difference between may contain and may contain traces is huge. May contain is typically okay for someone with an allergy to eat, but traces means that it was processed on equipment used with an allergen. "Traces" can cause a severe allergic reaction.

[@CrazyMautty]

@@blargy3662 Exactly this, its mainly a warning for allergenic purposes so that the business is covered and can't have legal action taken against them because 'it was on the package'. The chances are extremely low, and it could be as simple as someone's glove broke, they touched the microwave in the breakroom, who someone else touched, then put on a glove with that hand which they then touched a small section of product with and it transferred a miniscule trace of it which then may even be spread across a huge batch of something so its almost negligible. But, its there because that or something else could potentially happen at some point and they don't want to be liable. Fun fact, a number of food factories process some weird stuff, usually multiple foods that share common ingrediants.

[@ashegaming3530]

Who the hell processes fish & blueberry syrup at the same time 💀

[@emmajosaphine]

The factory simply produces more than one product and therefore there’s a minor risk of cross-contamination. It’s primarily so that anyone with a severe allergy can know that there could be trace amounts of foods that you wouldn’t normally expect to be in the product. It’s nothing for most of us to worry about and it’s how Walmart is able to deliver lower costs.

[@glasshousefuture6836]

Lower costs broke up with Walmart YEARS ago, but nobody seems to have noticed, idk js 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@karenneill9109]

Yes, they do it in case of cross contamination. But what factory makes marshmallows and tilapia? Or Blueberry syrup and anchovies? The marshmallows and the blueberry syrup in the same factory, sure! The anchovies and the tilapia together, absolutely. But what factory makes fish products and sugar products? Please, please find me one. (Speaking as someone with extreme allergies, who needs to know more about some products than is even on the labels).

[@damiensanders7016]

Baby formula or products with otherwise high doses of omega 3 fats can contain fish oils. Maybe that has something to do with it idk? The factory i work at makes powderbases for babyformula using tuna oil while in a different part of the factory we make powderbases for coffeecreamer, chocolate milk, milk tea's, etc...

[@imnotakittycat]

@@karenneill9109also some salad dressings might have fish products, I could see syrups and dressings in the same factory.

[@madamhummingbird]

Yep truth. This said I love Great Value brands.

[@ancientegyptandthebible]

This means that the plant that is making your blueberry syrup also is making something with anchovies. The same goes for the marshmallows. They aren't actually putting fish (intentionally) into those products.

[@jackmoore-x8z]

The reason that these foods could have traces of other foods is because they were used in the same packaging equipment. It ran through the same mixer. They wash the mixer and then they run the next product but there's always possibility of residue from the previous batch

[@CarolynWheeler-es8jr]

Thank you. I used to work for a large grocery chain in DC/MD/VA and know that food distribution centers often manufacture incompatible products on the same lines. Concerns are justified if you have food allergies, but the sensationalism of the video is not. This is how misinformation is spread.

[@ericamcghie8476]

When it says “may contain” it usually has to do with what’s also being made/packaged in the same factory. It’s important that they do this incase people have allergies.

[@13lood13ath]

But WHY are marshmallows and fish being made/packaged in the same factory?

[@Men_Of_Culture33]

​@@13lood13aththis often happens. Its not common. You can find similar things on every wrapper. What concerns me is the bioengineered shit in the marshmallows.

[@OutsiderLabs]

​@@13lood13athbecause the factory makes both. What's so hard to get?

[@wxbrainiac]

​@@Men_Of_Culture33 trust me marshmallows are not being tampered with I don't know why people fear gmo stuff so much without gmos our population would for sure collapse

[@skiterzzz4474]

@@wxbrainiac mfs will go vegan an vegetarian then b shocked when big companies decide to make a green commitment and start making apple pies w tunas

[@danielhall6477]

"Dude, I dropped my lunch somewhere in the factory." "Screw it, we'll just put tilapia on the label."

[@murdermittensinc3296]

Absolutely underrated comment 😂😂😂

[@drfizzhead3280]

Omg 😂

[@ChristaGrimaldo]

😂😂😂

[@randydaytona5615]

Tapioca, maybe

[@Rei6nofRot6]

😂😂😂😂

[@k.c.8662]

While annoying for people with allergies and dietary restrictions, it's not weird. Basically, "Contains" means it's an ingredient "May contain" means that while it is not strictly an ingredient, the product may have come in contact with it. Imagine you're cooking at home and you make a chocolate cake and then you wash out the bowl and make a lemon cake. Chocolate is not an ingredient in the lemon cake, but there is a non-zero chance that there could still be particles in the bowl And there are some people with severe enough allergies that they could potentially have a reaction to move from the trace amounts. This just means they are using a lot of the same machinery for different kinds of food products and want to cover their ass.

[@Jacqueline_Oat]

Its actually really common in a lot of brands that make different products in the same factory in case cross contamination happens.

[@jaycreasey]

Walmart sucks don't buy anything from Walmart if you do you suck 2

[@brucetidwell7715]

Yeah but fish?! and marshmallows?! In the same factory?!

[@knittydani]

@@brucetidwell7715Fish gelitan is Kosher. Any marshmallow that says it has kosher gelatin 50-50 that’s fish.

[@brucetidwell7715]

@@knittydani Oh! ok. Wow! Thanks for the info.

[@knittydani]

@@brucetidwell7715The other 50% is agar. I was a vegetarian for many years and have weird food ingredient knowledge. Lol

[@Osprixx]

I do some work in food regulatory up here in Canada, and the "may contain" section lists other foods that are processed on the same line or in the same factory. Now if its in the "Contains" section, you have something to really worry about.

[@CowboyCookhouse]

True....but blueberry Anchovy flavoring 😂

[@DaWorld6odOnlyKnowns]

Thxs

[@kathysingh1510]

Thank you for the info, I never knew this.

[@alyssarichardson2544]

can confirm - as a Canadian you're legit an entire planet from me in Australia, we say "MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF" which means it's not an ingredient, but that the product was processed on the same line. I'm allergic to nuts and eat food that says "MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF NUTS" on the label all the time, never had a reaction. My allergies are vasodilatory-dependent-response though, so be careful. Australia doesn't have some secret formula to keep contaminants out, and we copy most of our shit from America to begin with... If something is consistent from Canada to Australia, you can bet your ass it's consistent. America is the land of the lawsuit after all...

[@karencarlos3942]

I was a little shocked when i saw cricket flour in the cheetos

[@bigmikeg84]

anchovies are in ceasar salad dressing and worcestershire sauce. This means the blueberry syrup plant shares the same building or equipment as the other two previously mentioned products. They have to wash and sanitize the machines when switching over to a different product, but for liability they have to list any possible cross contamination ingredients.

[@thelittleguy9132]

No Caesar dont. I have a bottle of classic caesar. It dont.

[@imawakemymindisalive13]

@@thelittleguy9132 it should be 💀

[@thelittleguy9132]

@Ainsley Jordan not craft. I had a bottle in front of me at the time I read this so I picked it up and looked. Was not listed

[@markthomason3261]

​@@thelittleguy9132it's a misunderstanding. Real Caesar salads contain Worcestershire sauce and anchovies. Caesar dressings are just imitations of the original flavors, with some still containing the ingredients. So an authentic Caesar dressing contains anchovies, but those are a bit rare now

[@LadyVineXIII]

This makes so much sense, actually.

[@dothanoodledance27]

I’ve worked in multiple factories that produce all different types of food. The warning is just to cover any/all basis for lawsuits/ insurance purposes. Most production lines in factories run different types of foods, and it can cause cross contamination.

[@Eileen_in_Vegas]

If you have food allergies, you're SUPPOSED to read the ingredients on EVERYTHING you eat!

[@Yugemos]

Next time a lady tells me to eat her out I'm going to request a nutrition label.

[@ari3lz3pp]

You should read what you're eating anyway!!!! Oh my God. "Contains a bioengineered food" and tetrasodium phosphate are WAY worse than fish bits in your marshmallows my dude.... Not to mention the endocrine disruptors and phthalates in most things today.... This is why people fall for the eco-friendly BS labels on everything.... They're actually contributing to harming the environment and themselves a lot more by getting lots of these synthetic products thinking they're protecting the anthropomorphized animals. It's not that hard to figure it out Just put a tiny bit of effort into it. People that don't read food ingredients are the people that take a job without understanding how pharmacology works, or that many doctors happen to be diagnosably narcissistic or psychopathic and aren't there for your health. Aye yi yie!!!

[@ImLunaShesZeta]

Yep, my husband is deathly allergic to milk. I have to read everything.

[@Eileen_in_Vegas]

I have a friend who has to ask what's in the gelatin in the capsules used to hold his medications. I had no idea that type of allergy is a thing, but he had a bad reaction to some of his meds and it took the doctor age to figure out it wasn't the meds causing it, it was something in the capsules.

[@auralynn3862]

@@ImLunaShesZeta everything every TIME since ingredients can change...

[@weasleytwinsgurl]

That's actually a really clean ingredient list for a bargain brand. But really what it is, is that big brands (the big 6) of food and house hold products have their branch off brands(smaller brands like Windex from p&g etc) that have to pay for a "shelving fee" which dictates where in the stores food is displayed. As if their product is renting shelf space. Think like $100,000 for Kellogg's poptarts to be eye level instead of no name on the bottom shelf which paid $50,000. Stores like Walmart will give discounts to companies to display products in better places for cheaper, if they're rebranded as Walmart's great value brand. Costco does it for grey goose when they use the Kirkland brand label. This is also what affects retail prices at various for the same product. So this change in labelling means that one of those companies that does the great value labelling has a facility that makes products with all those allergens in the same building. Or it could be that labelling requirements in his area became more stringent as they are federally regulated. Basically that label just means "we make a ton of products that contain these allergens. At some point they may cross contaminate and we're putting this warning to make sure you can't sue us if you have an allergic reaction"

[@jaybandu6976]

A bunch of extra ingredients that I wasn't expecting and technically didn't pay for? I'd say that's Great Value!

[@lbatemon1158]

This needs to be higher. This comment is gold.

[@Individualati]

Extra health inside.

[@mogamethanu]

😂😂🎉

[@arakwar]

The best is the no name stuff "with less than 10 ingredients" that says "marinade and spices", when the previous label split those in at least 20 ingredients...

[@jenniferkimling420]

😂😂😂

[@indoora]

Gelatin is either cow, pork, fish, or plant based. Marshmallows are made with gelatin, it's the bioengineered food that concerns me.

[@rhov-anion]

As someone with a deadly anchovy allergy, these warnings are extremely important. Basically, the same vat that makes your yummy pancake goop also stirs up something with anchovies, likely Worcestershire Sauce. Cross contamination can be deadly, and they can't be 100% certain that the vat got totally clean, so they cover their butts.

[@invisalats841]

If there is any chance of cross-contamination, they are putting it on the label now. The FDA made changes to rules regarding allergen cross-contamination and labeling, so most companies, instead of spending millions to not have to put something on the label by redoing their production lines, just slapped any possible allergen in the production line on the labels and moved on. The FDA and allergen watch groups were dissatisfied, but it's perfectly within the rules.

[@ivanm.krsticevic1535]

Yes. Worcestershire or Caesar dressing is probably processed in the same factory.

[@sevendragoslav2991]

its really bad for a gluten allergy, half of the gluten free foods that cost twice as much usually still trace contaminants

[@juniper2746]

So you have a fish allergy?

[@Anna-ik2pt]

Thank you! That actually makes sense

[@that1geek583]

I know this one! If they have something in the same factory (even if it's in a completely different area and shouldn't be able to) it can travel to different parts of the factory. For example if someone spills anchovies on a forklift and that forklift is needed in another part of the building and didn't get cleaned well enough it may transfer a trace amount of anchovies into that other product that can affect someone's fish allergy. The warning is just for the fact that if it does trigger an allergy then they're covered.

[@beefchicken]

Who the heck is processing Tilapia and marshmallows in the same factory?

[@trappestarrgaming3422]

You would be surprised

[@gr00v3ydud3]

using fish gelatin allows a product to be kosher.

[@mantis_toboggan_md]

​@@beefchicken The tilapia flavored marshmallow makers, obviously.

[@CMKloser]

But when someone actually has an allergy they just cant eat like half the foods that have nothing to do with said allergy, instead of companies following better procedures. Source: I cant have any contamination from peanuts or I can die.

[@soundsfromthestreet]

You're getting extra stuff. Sounds like a great value

[@jameshunt649]

I really do not give a shit what you say ! I like my GREAT VALUE groceries from Walmart's and I am going to keep buying them ! ❤

[@rnunge5415]

Damn that’s a good one

[@PositiveLeigh]

😂😂😂

[@k5kreations604]

@@jameshunt649 let me know when you recover from you're stroke

[@Sifu-Myers]

My first thought was fish in all of this? Extra protien who cares lmaooo.

[@luckybilly4]

This is actually a really good thing. In general we should be more pro active with research and yes they do do this to cover up potential lawsuits in cases of cross contamination. But thats still a good thing to inform people so that they can choose to take that risk or not. We shouldnt get weirded out by off the wall ingredients, if the concern is too much we dont have to buy it.

[@Plexiux]

You should always read the labels on your food. Also, reading the labels is a good way to find knock-offs that are the same as name brand products. Due to FDA rules, a packaging has to list the ingredients in order of prominence. So if something is 85% corn syrup that is the first item on the list. This is why sucrose, dextrose, maltose etc became labels. To avoid putting Sugar first on everything. If the ingredients are listed in the same order, its the same product nearly guaranteed.

[@harmonicaveronica]

Worth noting that it's by weight. Which is why something that is extremely salty still has salt near the end of the list! It's measured in milligrams, while other ingredients may be measured in grams or even kg

[@Apocketfullofbs]

Yup! I learned this in sixth grade health sciences. I’ve always read labels since! 😊

[@shadenox8164]

Actually that was a result of demanding more accurate labelling. You have to say which sugars, not just sugar.

[@jaredbarton6161]

The tilapia one may be due to the use of a material called isinglass which is occasionally used in gelatinous products and made from fish innards

[@CAT_GIRL-64]

or pig hoof

[@DaimyoD0]

Oh cool

[@phnsinrspt]

Oh that's interesting, didn't know that! Thanks!

[@GDP445]

Also anchovies for the coloring of the blueberry syrup (possibly) but lots of things can be explained

[@forgotenhatred]

Or gelatin from fish

[@chumdog6060]

"May contain" just means it was made in the same facility

[@witsendSOS]

AND IT,, MAY,, CONTAIN,, whatever.. Do you play poker or the lottery at all?🤔 You like gambling don't ya😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@mission_apollo]

@@witsendSOS r/ihadastroke

[@maxchess6734]

​@@witsendSOS It is as rare as winning the lottery... i think this is pretty safe to assume there is no fishes in those products.

[@zaccoley]

@@maxchess6734Just like Quaker recalled their granola bars because of traces of salmonella recently Lol

[@maxchess6734]

@@zaccoley There are a few (un)lucky ones that win the lottery...

[@LyoguyGuylyo]

Wouldn’t be a problem if people didn’t buy processed garbage.

[@ARJAY222]

These foods are sometimes processed in the same facilities as other foods, such as nuts, fish and other things. Some packagings state that as well.

[@RevusX]

Wait until you find out that Great Value products are packaged by plants that also package other things. They are legally required to list "may contain" for anything else packaged in that facility, even if it is in a completely different area. I used to run a line packaging Great Value cooking oil, the labels had to read "may contain peanuts" when it was only handled on completely the other side of the facility.

[@leroyrussell8766]

I'll pass on that. I mean, like when you go to the bakery in your local grocery, and it says, "may contain soy" because why? How do I know that's a "may contain because soy is used in the same building, but we don't intend for it to be there, so it's probably not," or "may contain oil because we might use soy oil, or soy in the ingredients, but we may not, because we are using oil, and protein powder, and can use that in a soy version if we have extra we need to use?" So these days, I just don't use any pre-made food. I make everything myself. This way, I know exactly what's going into my body. I know that's not for most people. Most people eat for pleasure, and like convenience. Both of those are low on my priorities for food. Health, vitality and energy are #1, #2 and #3 on that list.

[@ReneWilliams-g8y]

This is true even if your facility is Allergen free in some case, per my comment from work in an M&M Mars factory. These people don't understand jack and want to make everything a problem, smh.

[@blumind_nft3264]

​@@leroyrussell8766you don't know what's you're putting into your body unless you're hurting or farming because even the "fresh meat" is processed and packaged in a random facility which are also processing and packaging other things so there's always risk of cross contamination

[@Chovie1]

🤦🏻‍♂️ some people know nothing about laws and cross contamination…. Am I the only one annoyed by this guys voice?

[@leroyrussell8766]

@@blumind_nft3264 I buy my meat live from a guy nearby. I then accompany the live animal to the butcher, where I watch it being butchered. 100% grass fed/finished. I've taken care of my health in recent years. All of my health problems are gone. Literally even used to have severely swollen feet and ankles. Not anymore. What you put in your mouth is very important. My biggest concern is with this labeling everything as having something because a trace amount might float through the air and get in the food. Let me ask you this, does your peanut butter list rat hair as an ingredient? No? Why not? There could be rat hair in the peanut butter. I once read that the FDA even allows up to 3 of them in a jar of peanut butter. But why put Soy on every package at the bakery in your store, if it's just the possibility? Is it because many people are now avoiding soy, so this is an attempt to desensitize them? If Soy isn't in the ingredients, and the facility is using proper standards to control cross contamination, there isn't a good reason to put that on the ingredients.

[@joshgreer9830]

Also, can we talk about the great value prices? They used to be the discount brand. But now they're almost as expensive as the name brand stuff.

[@MissMegzie]

So they are no longer a great value?

[@joshgreer9830]

@@MissMegzie lol, exactly.

[@teenahweenah6632]

Rename “Li’l value”.

[@michaelmurphy2112]

@@teenahweenah6632 mediocre value?

[@DolphinRoach]

@@michaelmurphy2112Somewhat value

[@seanmyers6700]

It's because they have giant factories where these " food " products are produced and can't clean everything to keep all allergens out. Mind you I don't buy great" value" since Walmart drastically raised the prices on it I just go without or buy a slightly more expensive brand( and no thrust in cost has nothing to do with higher wages or inflation - a majority of it is just plain corporate greed)

[@nicholasdean3467]

Yea, grocery stores also do that. May contain all possible allergens that the department owns. (Nuts, dairy, eggs, etc.). It's for people who are allergic so they know there may be trace amounts of their allergy in it so they can't be sued from the customer. This applies to almost any foods you can possibly buy.

[@Anti-HyperLink]

No, it doesn't. And is Wal-Mart not a grocery store?

[@dgtldead]

@@Anti-HyperLink It operates as such though. I work at a grocery store and the labelling is there because while the syrup or marshmellows may not have those items in them, the facility in which they were made (oftentimes far elsewhere) use those items. I work with vegetables to make steamable bags, and our labels say there might be peanuts, fish, eggs and the like in our products. I personally make those bags and none of those items come remotely close, however they're used in other departments.

[@Drghost1235]

​@@Anti-HyperLink Reread their statement: 'Grocery stores *also* do that'

[@deadsetondreams1988]

Products either have "Contains" or "May Contain" on the back. Contains means it is absolutely in that product. May Contain means that that product is produced in the same building as those particular products. It is for people with severe allergies to said items. For example, when I was younger there was a kid in my school who was so deathly allergic to peanuts that he couldn't even touch a surface that had previously had peanuts on it. The example we were given was if I had a peanut butter sandwich and got peanut butter on my hands and touched that table. Even if it was wiped off that surface with chemicals. If that child sat at the table even hours later and touched that same surface he would have needed his Epipen, but he would have to be rushed to the hospital. May contain is for those types of cases of people that can't have their food anywhere near those specific allergens. If you are as deathly allergic to tilapia as that kid from my school was allergic to peanuts then you need to not grab that product.

[@KhrysPKreme]

Walmart: “ Look bruh, do you want the deal OR NOT? “

[@teresasaccount]

😂

[@nori_jadore]

😂😂😂😂

[@Arc1iloveyousomuch]

💀💀💀

[@starsmith1103]

I’m dead when u put it like that It make sense. Just hope you ant allergic to fish My G other then that we str8 over her. Give me 3 and a bag of marshmallows.

[@bethanytaylor7365]

i got a real good laugh out of this, struck me just the right way i guess 😂😂

[@tugboat420]

As someone with ciliac it is incredibly important to know what may be contaminating your food. All labels should be required to show what potentially could be inside, especially if it's processed with other products.

[@MrChilili]

“May contain traces” basically means “that was in the vicinity while making this product”

[@Sir_Crumpet21]

Still weird that they're making syrup in a fish shop

[@toddsmith1969]

​@@Sir_Crumpet21true 😂

[@nevermindmyparentsimthepunk]

I was going to comment that I eat plant based/vegan and so many stuff says May contain eggs or dairy so... You beat me to saying that

[@TiddyMelk-gl9bu]

​@@Sir_Crumpet21bro, factories have TONS of products being produced. They just get made and packed in the same plant. It's genuinely not that deep. We live in the most sanitized time of the world and yall are really worried about traces of stuff in your food. I pray you never see how some of that stuff is made. Just remember, nothing goes to waste during production unless it violates policies. If something is dropped on the ground, it gets packed anyway. You're probably eating shoe bacteria in your porterhouse 😋

[@thebigbananabigverybig921]

@@Sir_Crumpet21other sauces, such as salad dressing have anchovies in them, so for a sauce factory, not very weird

[@sofiaericsson1317]

Not weird at all, it’s just they they make other products in the same factory that contains those things. Just so that you can be aware of cross contamination between those food items. This is also important for people with severe allergies to know if a food is safe or not (I think especially for people with severe nut allergies)

[@siximpossiblethings6388]

I totally agree with you here, but there's a massive disconnect between nuts in a candy factory and fish in a syrup or marshmallow factory.

[@need2connect]

Yeah. That is why it says “contains bioengineered ingredients”. Us old people are just dumb though and we never checked ingredients until now….

[@sofiaericsson1317]

@@siximpossiblethings6388 because I am not from the US, I’m not familiar with those brands and what other products they make. However it can also be that they share the same factory with other brands… I would be happier with a brand that take extra caution and mention what can be in their product (even though it’s weird) than not knowing and risking getting sick

[@tagrauyoutube]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@siximpossiblethings6388sweetheart there’s no such thing as a “fish factory” lol the reason it may have fish is because it’s produced alongside another product (usually sauces) which does have fish in. It’s for allergies so that people buying know it might’ve come into contact

[@trashteriyucky]

​@@siximpossiblethings6388 fish bones can give you gelatin. Gelatin is key for marshmallows. Anchovies could've been used to make Ceasar salad dressing, made in same factory as blueberry syrup. The products may not contact each other while being made but they absolutely need to cover all their bases JUST in case.

[@lmboh8585]

You should check the ingredients on everything you purchase, no matter where you purchase it from.

[@BaseballNBacon]

YES

[@liv1522]

Always have always will. Don't know why more people don't 🤷‍♀️

[@livingdulce]

​@@liv1522 exactlyyy😇

[@D0ntTickleMe]

Seriously people are either dumb or blind. Either way people are Definitely becoming dumber 😂

[@niselou]

right

[@Panwere36]

Actually, it is refreshingly honest. Some people do not know what some things really are, for example, Velveeta is in reality a derivative of seaweed, not a dairy product. A lot of things can be used to alter something to make it taste more like something else.

[@devam8192]

"Man, I love eating tilapia" "But you are eating marshmallows" *DID I STUTTER*

[@zzzz759]

😂😂😂😂😂Lol

[@kaiocrap6965]

😂😂

[@ComebackGAWD]

Well done

[@user-gb1jv3bq5l]

Did you know tilapia are farm raised and eat duck poop? Look it up.😊

[@fiachef6284]

Aren't marshmallows and gelatin derived from bone, tho?

[@naolmstead]

Back in college a friend worked in a food factory. One day there was some kind of mix up and some cross contamination happened so that the Swedish meatball frozen meals contain trace amounts of the wrong meat. It wasn't on the label so all those pallets of frozen meals couldn't be sold. But workers could take as many as they wanted home so that it didn't go to waste. I ate a lot of free Swedish meatballs that winter. Had those boxes had labels like this they would have been able to still sell them. This is just a way to cover their ass. And if this sort of thing keeps you up at night, under no circumstances to you want to look up the FDA allowable limits on bug parts that can be found in your processed food.

[@thisisaperson660]

forget the bug parts, dont read how much human DNA is allowed to be in there

[@NikoBellaKhouf2]

And this is why I only eat kosher or halal meat

[@RCXDerp]

rat poop too

[@deadsetondreams1988]

They allow a certain percentage of arsenic in apple juice, apparently, too. I haven't bought apple juice at all since finding that out.

[@shadenox8164]

@@deadsetondreams1988 You're being very silly. The allowable amount is not remotely close to harmful even for babies. Its also simply not possible to make it without any arsenic since it literally comes from the fruit. They naturally accumulate some arsenic and you'll get a bigger dose of it from an apple. Unless you use a water that contains arsenic to reconstitute it. Arsenic is naturally occuring you're going to have some degree of exposure to it regardless of what you do but fruit juice isn't even high on that list.

[@anthonyhadsell2673]

Minor fast food secret, five guys has a corporate guideline for when they’re busy. In order to get orders out faster employees are supposed to drop 2 pattys for every man and 1 for every woman. In reality every time you go to five guys when they’re busy the fry cook will be guessing how many you’re going to order based on how old and fat you are in addition to your age.

[@KhaledTheSaudiHawkII]

Ahhh the pre-fire tactic

[@sxvn77]

Yep, this is absolutely true. I worked there back in high school as a cashier and I would have to yell "drop 1" or "drop 2" depending on who walked in the door. 😂

[@Eminent._one]

Ain’t no way.

[@Surr3alll]

That's crazy. I wonder how affective this strategy is, lol.

[@anthonyhadsell2673]

@@Surr3alll pretty effective we can usually guess how many a customer or family will order and if we drop too many we just sell em to the next guy you know

[@beerczarcofigus8793]

TLDR: It's a liability check. Cross-contaminated products can cause issues. Disclosing these contaminants clears their liability. It's because a lot of their products are made in what are called contract manufacturing factories. In Walmart's case, they are most likely owned by Walmart. These factories make a wide variety of products and are not meticulously cleaned. A pharma company facility will clean equipment and machines so well that a lab tests them between runs to ensure that no traces of previous runs were left behind. This is very costly, and when trying to run a lean manufacturing facility whose focus is on value, this practice is very cost-prohibitive. Labeling products with common allergens that may be present from other products that are made in the same factory is a cheap way to absolve themselves of any liability if/when someone consumes a tainted product and suffers a medical side effect.

[@rayakoth]

Alternative conclusion: Walmart hires fish people to handle syrups and marshmallows.

[@slimbubbs187]

🤣💀👻

[@Kitkat_bar]

I like this better than the boring reality of it

[@aatenjoyer]

Walmart found Bikini Bottom

[@ryhnomcdezzy2678]

"So fish people by dint of being fish people are automatically less organized than non fish people?!"

[@ryhnomcdezzy2678]

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[@jahayes64]

You should read labels on ANY brand you buy.

[@piratekit3941]

If your allergy is so bad you can die from touching someone who touched a peanut, you damn well better be reading those ingredients of everything. These large companies have packing machines that all load the same products, but sometimes that is enough to trigger someone's allergies.

[@pipermeh3350]

I have seafood allergies that are potentially fatal but I am not rereading labels because I always buy the same brands for everything but I will say that I recently saw this and looked at a great value label and saw this and was shocked because I have been using the same sauce for years. They must have done it in recent years or something because anything with seafood is kept out of my house.

[@Refresh5406]

Even without allergies, most mass produced food is basically indigestible poison

[@msaxon4274]

*shouldn't

[@Surms41]

@@pipermeh3350 It's just so you can't sue if a worker accidentally cross contaminated them. Likely it won't be, but in a rare case someone may be going to the ER and then you can't sue walmart because they said, I told you so!

[@alice20001]

Just to be clear: Stated Ingredients: Corn Syrup, Sugar, Water, Blueberry Juice (concentrated), Blueberry Puree, Lemon Juice (concentrated), Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Natural Flavor. May contain traces of: Milk, Eggs, Anchovies, Coconut, Wheat and Soy. I'm guessing they share machines/facilities for production to keep costs down. Even if they clean the machinery, if you share production, you must declare that there may be traces of the other products' ingredients. Machines that are very easy to be shared are like mixers. It's pretty crazy how the food industry works, and the deep product concentration they maintain to keep the food pure/consumers safe. It's quite cheaper if they do not, and therefore "Great Value" exchanges the exclusivity of product use of machinery for lower machine costs in exchange for having to report these possible contaminations. If you are allergic to anything on the label, beware, try to avoid them if possible. Otherwise, you should be okay.

[@zenithperigee7442]

@alicebogosian, one thing you might've missed tho is that these "GV" products in the video also say "CONTAINS A BIOENGINEERED FOOD INGREDIENT." Sounds like "Bill Gates: [I have bought almost a quarter million acres of U.S. farm land]. We need more productive 'seeds' and this will help with bio-fuels/lowering emissions. Developing countries are less likely to consume unnatural meats but rich countries like the U.S. however, we should definitely be eating 100% synthetic beef..." is working with Walmart.

[@penewoldahh]

I wqs looking for this comment

[@broncofanincali8150]

Agreed! People have way too much time on their hands and just love to stir the pot. Like you said, go ahead and read labels. If there is something possibly present that you’re allergic to then just avoid consuming it. Very simple

[@mircat28]

It’s so Jewish people can buy the product! “Of course, marshmallows are rarely ever vegetarian because they're made from gelatin which comes from animal parts. As it turns out, it could be that gelatin is the reason for the tilapia warning. While gelatin is commonly made by killing cows or pigs, using fish gelatin allows a product to be kosher..”

[@AlexisMaria]

Wow such a good and thorough explanation. Thank you!

[@BostonDream]

🤣🤣💀 they’re making EVERYTHING in that factory

[@Offbreed309]

You should read the ingredients on ANY prepackaged food products you consume, regardless of brand.

[@somegeese]

most brands only do the major allergens: tree nuts, peanuts, eggs, milk, stuff like that. if great value is listing EVERYTHING that might be cross contaminated, i have some serious concerns about their processing plants and whether they're cutting corners either that or i commend them for stepping up and including allergen warnings for other people

[@adnfadez8008]

​@@somegeeseuh fish bones make gelatin 🤯 and most of there stuff doesn't have chemicals like other brands

[@ungluedmom]

Even gum has bioengineering crap in it. Good luck.

[@djoctavio1234]

​@@adnfadez8008what do you mean yeah that's how gelatin is made there's no other way to make it

[@shadenox8164]

@@adnfadez8008 Everything is chemicals. Articulate an actual complaint.

[@nbwh22]

That's actually the healthiest thing on the ingredients list!

[@jamieldavis1823]

Fact

[@Escapingorigins]

Non preserved/dried rotting seafood is always a staple at my house.

[@JayzieX]

​@@EscapingoriginsYum~!😋

[@babyboyronnie]

​@@A.Gentlemann I love this comment. Keep up the good work.

[@Lord-of-The-West-Weald]

​@@A.Gentlemannfuck you and take my like 😂😂😂 It took me so long to get that joke 🤣

[@nharviala]

By far, my favorite allergen warning are the peanut tins that read "May contain nuts". Well, goodness, I hope so!

[@montialarson]

It's not just great value products. It's required since some people have severe allergies. A lot of food is processed on the same equipment. I've always known this. I didn't realize the majority of people don't know about it. You'll also notice, no matter the brand, that "maple syrup" isn't syrup from apple trees. That stuff is expensive (but worth it). Most syrups are a mixture of corn syrup, maple flavoring (which is manufactured, they don't actually use maple) and coloring or dyes. This has been on food labels for years. Also, if you don't like GMO's then you shouldn't be eating anything with corn or corn syrup since corn is a GMO.

[@OfficiallyMaidenless]

Just like everyone else said, it's because those factories often process different foods, they're 100% there for anyone who has allergies

[@joel.ha.]

OK Walmart shill, calm down

[@meganstewart9724]

@@joel.ha.it’s people like you that are honestly a joke to society.. he’s giving us useful information on why that label would be on our great value products and you just say some smartass stuff

[@BakerHull]

I'd say the only processing taking place in those plants is moving the products from the massive containers shipped by the food companies into retail Great Value packaging. All happens under one massive roof using the same equipment. Ewww.

[@yammmit]

@@joel.ha.every company does it lol. they might not process as many things in the same facility as great value does but i’ve definitely bought bread or pancake mix from somewhere and it warned that it could contain traces of things like salmon, almonds, etc. anything someone could have an allergic reaction to. companies have to cover their ass

[@ghoulofmetal]

Also the marshmallows might use gelatin from fish scales.

[@thulean.uruk-hai]

Part of why the products are so cheap, they are manufactured in the same plants, there can be trace carryover. Some of them are even made with the same equipment - which is cleaned, sure, but they want to warn people in case a little bit carries over and doesn't affect the taste but could set off someone's allergies. They'd rather lose a few sales than have a lawsuit with all the bad PR that goes with it. Long as it's just a warning and it's not listed as an ingredient, I wouldn't sweat it. Yet.

[@serenitymercer]

lmaoooo food allergy community are like "y'all don't read the ingredients???"

[@ari3lz3pp]

It's not even just about food allergies; everybody should be doing that! This is super disappointing This is where we've come to in our society.... You know when nuclear families are actually still a thing women were expected to read the ingredients and understand. And they would complain if there were things in there that they didn't like.... People are ignorant today even though they've all this information at their fingertips because they're lazy and blindly trusting. This is why I'm super glad I'm a stay at home wife and mother. I can see where there would have been potential if I was busy with a career and trying to juggle my family that I wouldn't think to do things like read labels. But because I started to I handled most of my health problems that the doctors couldn't solve... I found out that I have issues with PEGs but most people do, lavender and soy are in many products and they build up in your body if you use them too often and can disrupt your endocrine system. There are many eco-washing products out there like vinyl and polyurethane for fake leather that are way more harmful to the environment and the consumer. studies have proven these things for a very long time but people want to make money and they get away with it at the people's detriment. Especially the soft-hearted that anthropomorphize animals. Not to mention the way that the pharmaceutical industry works. When I had dip my toes in the idea of becoming a pharmacist, and was becoming a pharmacy tech I learned about how the public is off in the first trials of new medications. If the first few ingredients of a medication are the same as the previous they can add in a bunch of toxic chemicals they haven't tested on people yet. This is where the concept of let your doctor know about side effects came from... It's not so that your narcissistic doctor can help you It's so that they can log it in a database and you can be their guinea pig. At least most times the doctors won't even know the first thing about how to help you with that. I think it's interesting that a lot of the face masks people were wearing were made of microplastics and then they found microplastics in toxic levels and people's blood and lungs after the pandemic. But there was a study about 10 years before the pandemic that already proved that those kinds of masks are likely to do that when used often. That's partly why many surgeons actually wear organic cotton masks and similar. Not to mention other things like the PEGs involved in the vaccines and medications being handed out. These things all can cause the symptoms of what they call long COVID. So I find that very interesting and coincidental. Don't you???

[@shadenox8164]

@@ari3lz3pp Clearly you have too much free time because you're joining a lot of dots that don't exist. Also you might wanna actually look up what life was like for housewives in the past, they were not sitting around reading ingredient lists. Most of them had part time jobs too.

[@tired247]

As someone with an egg allergy, now that almost everything has egg in it, I have to read it before I even consider buying it bc 9/10 times it’ll have egg 😭

[@rhiflux]

lol, we found the nutter

[@grantdavid9466]

No concerns about food allergies on my end, but I still read the ingredients and nutrition facts list because I care to know what’s going in my body. It’s crazy to think people don’t normally do this regardless of allergies (especially the nutrition facts).

[@randymouser3816]

There is a very simple explanation. They are cooked/baked/processed at a factory that makes multiple things.

[@jjjjjjjj2866]

My man, it’s not just the great value products, it’s everything. You should read the label of any food item you’re buying and plan on consuming. Period

[@hannahbsalty]

Yes the ingredients are far more concerning than the may have trace amounts of

[@pineappleparty1624]

I remember people bashing hard on those of us that read the label. Called everyone "anti vaxxors" or something...

[@gmork1090]

It's just in case of accidents so they don't get sued. They put the major possible allergic components that are anywhere near each other in the factory.

[@misterscienceguy]

​@@pineappleparty1624knowing about allergens in mass produced food is not the fucking same as being a single brain celled anti vaxxer my dude.

[@ca8547]

Try avoiding prepackaged foods

[@Poisaen]

when people realize factories produce multiple types of food at once and they have to put disclaimers…

[@dustinrausch5008]

It's always funny when people think that they've brilliantly caught some kind of gotcha, when it's really just that they themselves have absolutely no understanding of how things work.

[@mystireon]

Too be fair, the world of artificial flavoring is wild so it's not that bad of a guess to just assume they put weird shit in your cheap food. Like vanilla flavoring I feel is a great example of how weird things can get

[@DaiyaDoggo]

Yeah but... you would expect them to just... get marshmallows from a factory that produces just marshmallows and similar products. You don't see warnings for fish allergen exposure on other brands.

[@Poisaen]

@@DaiyaDoggo i wouldn’t expect that because ik how factories work, especially off brand factories

[@jbrandona119]

@@dustinrausch5008it’s wild! All this knowledge in our pockets now with AI that we can poorly phrase a question to and still get the right answer…but people always default to “conspiracy” anytime they notice something unusual 😂

[@cuttybang415]

Yea, it’s just because tilapia is processed in the same factory. Same with anchovies and blueberry syrup. It’s just in case you have an allergy, you’re aware that there’s a slim chance that vanishingly small traces of other things MIGHT be in the item…just in case you’re allergic.

[@Bonxur]

It’s mostly important for people with strict allergies or diet restrictions. A mandatory “just in case” label. Trust me, you’ll be fine. But in the off chance something like an actual anchovies ends up in your marshmallows, you can call the company and they will help settle this.

[@danielmorton1606]

Okay but if it's arbitrary for coverage why not include every known allergen?

[@he8535]

There's a non 0 chance one of the factories is a little dirty

[@FidelAlt]

@@he8535oh trust me they are. Quantity > Quality at my water bottle plant.

[@matttanner462]

@@danielmorton1606 It'll include things that could be packaged close by. It's entirely possible the bottling machine that packages the blueberry syrup also bottles anchovy oil, so you'd want to put that warning to cover your ass in case a little bit got through

[@danielmorton1606]

@matttanner462 Which means it's not arbitrary and that the supply lines must co-inside at some point.

[@cecileomnes586]

it' not weird at all, it just means the factory makes all the products in the same building, and cross contamination can happens. So if anything happens with allergies (or eventually angry vegans) they covers their butt on top of avoiding accidents . In France it's mandatory, and it happens often you have that kind of stuff in the ingredients

[@chrisk9808]

The thing is they use the same factory to make multiple, seemingly random but perfectly planned products. They don’t have a literal, blueberry syrup making factory. They have a factory that does several things, one at a time. Usually things are completely and totally cleaned, but it’s safest for them to list what was most recently Manufactured there. In a way, they are being more honest than even the namebrand companies that own the equipment GREAT VALUE products are being made on.

[@kevinmeeks5169]

This kinda seems like common sense lol.I doubt great value is the only company that does this. I thought it was gonna be some new info lol

[@ArtGirl82]

I'd be less concerned about the tilapia and the anchovies, and more concerned about the level of rat shit, rat hair and bugs in food, that apparently the FDA has conceded is fine, as long as it's under a certain amount. But it's a way bigger food to rat shit ratio than you would think...

[@YamiPoyo]

you cant make peanut free food in a plant that also makes peanut products you cant put shellfish in smores wtf

[@ShineHatfield]

That's what I was thinking too. I wanna know why they didn't group similar products together. I imagine there's no way they make every single product in the same building. It would have to be mind blowingly massive

[@dumbbumsc5329]

@@kevinmeeks5169I work for a liquid fertilizer manufacturer and it’s about the same gist. It’s not uncommon practice for any business. It’s not realistic to have 17 separate 17,000 gallon tanks in one warehouse. But three that we deep clean after every batch? Yeah

[@mstruediva10]

I don’t think people know what gelatin is. It’s made from pork. Since some people don’t eat pork some companies use fish as a substitute.

[@Puddingskin01]

My man knows everything about food, but forgot that anchovies are a natural predator of blueberries, and tilapia eggs are marshmallows.

[@pickyyeeter]

C'mon people! I learned this in 7th grade biology

[@JediLoreen]

😆😏

[@eeveelynnashes]

Lmfao

[@memecream5834]

I was finna say, " ain't this just a regular warehouse/factory/manufacturer plant?"

[@Homeprobably.]

😂😂😂

[@wynterwolfrose228]

Thank you for pointing this out ! My mom has a severe fish allergy and this actually made me check

[@IDontGiveAFu]

Marshmallows have fish too

[@wynterwolfrose228]

@@IDontGiveAFu thanks !

[@Drghost1235]

​@@IDontGiveAFu Only certain forms of marshmallows, others are made from Pork

[@nickgray6305]

They probably process fish products in the facility somewhere. You’ll find the same thing with a factory that also produces any type of nuts too

[@K3YB0ARDWARR10R]

They use fish gelatin to make the marshmallows so there literally is fish in them

[@ElationProductions]

Either that or they have fish working the production lines.

[@aviva285]

Marshmallows probably do have fish in them, or pork. That's what gelatin is. It's boiled down bones and it's what gives things a jelly/gummy/rubbery texture. It used to almost always be pig bones, but now a lot of places use fish or cow bones so that things like marshmallows and gummy bears can be halal.

[@christinablanley5372]

They have to say that because it was probably packaged in a factory that also packages those other foods. It covers them from lawsuits if someone has allergies to any of the other foods they package in the same factory.

[@nerrissarichards]

And the bioengineered part?!

[@krippkeeper]

​@@nerrissarichardsAs opposed to non biological engineered? You want mechanically engineered food?

[@leavit2levi432]

I used to work at Walmart, and would get sick a lot, the reason was because I was stocking thousands of items a night, and at least some would be cross contaminated with Mushrooms, which I was severally allergic too

[@Imadeaplaylistforthat]

Its LITERALLY ANYTHING PROCESSED. Not just great value brands. Of course processed food is going to be cross contaminated with whatever else also being processed in the same factory. They HAVE to disclose that on the labels for legal reasons. This keeps them from getting sued. For example, someone who is allergic to fish eats a marshmallow and then has to be rushed to the hospital. However, no legal action can be taken because technically they did tell you it was marshmallow cross contaminated with fish in the factory.

[@gamingwhilebroken2355]

It’s because those foods are processed at the same plant and therefore they can’t rule out that there’s cross contamination.

[@randomizer368]

This is because they’re all processed in the same building or general vicinity of their other products. So they’re just covering their asses legally in case there might be any cross contamination. Edit: I just realized that this explanation has perfect use of “They’re” and “Their” and “There” and I just wanted to point that out!

[@HighCoupDeTat]

Thats what i had been told and i worked a few food factories (21st century) but NEVER saw fish processed in the same place as other foods. Peanuts soy sunflower gluten are all allergens that have to be ran in seperate sections of facilities with segregated workers for those sections and all fish can be an allergen so nowhere in america is that allowed anymore. They didnt read country of origin.

[@duncanvincent6078]

🎉

[@rose_blackwood]

​@@HighCoupDeTat not fully true. So within a bakery, if they make anything that contains nuts and it uses shared equipment, you have the chance of cross contamination hence why it gets listed. There are always parts of any equipment that doesn't always get as cleaned as it should without being taken completely apart and placed back together. Bread slicers are a great example of this.

[@rose_blackwood]

​@@HighCoupDeTat oh and the cross contamination can happen before it hits the factory or even afterwards during shipping. It's possible.

[@HighCoupDeTat]

@@rose_blackwood yea but fish.

[@BrettMakofka-q7e]

It's placed there as a cross contamination warning because the packaging plant packages all sorts of stuff all at the same.time, so it's possible that "microscopic traces" could be found, but this is actually fairly common and certainly isn't limited to great value products

[@theemeraldhour]

Yep, its for allergies. Some people are so sensitive that products being made in the same facility could trigger them even if its all separate

[@RamikinHorde]

This dude is consistently unaware of super basic stuff, but apparently semi-misinforming people is profitable, so good for him I guess

[@fatzgonewild2943]

I’m more concerned with those crazy ass chemicals than I am with the fish.

[@JustAButterfly98]

"In my blueberry syrup?" Has the same vibe as "In front of my salad?" & "Worms? In my PC?"

[@HalIucinations]

Centipedes?

[@ApatheticBlogger]

Its more likely than youd think!​@@HalIucinations

[@AlexMint]

The tilapia one actually makes sense, considering that some marshmallows(particularly kosher ones) are made with fish gelatin, but their gelatin source might vary from week to week and be either pork, beef, or fish.

[@AttractionSpot]

Interesting

[@AlexMint]

@@AttractionSpot there are also pectin marshmallows which are vegetarian, but tbh they kinda suck. In any case, kosher marshmallows are not made in the same facility as nonkosher ones, but the ingredients are sometimes the same.

[@samanthawest27]

Yes, I went down this rabbit hole years ago when I noticed it on a marshmallow bag!

[@jannetteberends8730]

It’s funny people are worried about the probability of traces of fish, while eating bones of pigs.

[@AlexMint]

@@jannetteberends8730 seriously, there is so much disgusting food out there, even before "try to sneak pork under the radar". Like rendering plants are such that being within miles of them will make you vomit within minutes if you're not used to it, and if you are, you're subject to major health risks.

[@werdna3891]

First, the Blueberry syrup is probably filled in the same facility as the Cesar dressing. Cesar dressing contains anchovies. Somebody with a bad seafood allergy could potentially be affected. Its more or less a legal thing. It normally would be listed as "produced at the same facility as anchovies". But its not just in the facility, but filled on the same packaging line. As for the marshmallows. Tilapia is used to produce the gelatin used in the marshmallows. Normally the gelatin is derived from pork. Because of certain customers not eating pork, they can now enjoy marshmallows without it. Im a vegetarian and only know this stuff because its a necessity to avoid animal products. Hope this helps

[@ecksem]

Love seeing critical thinking in the comments

[@chattycat0052]

Nice

[@isaiah1065]

it did help

[@KiraBKADestroyerOfWorlds]

Where did you find out that they use tilapia instead of pork?

[@kingfredo1161]

Helps a lot actually

[@tangerinenova6526]

I’m guessing for gelatin, right? It’s probably being used as a thickening agent, and using traces of fish ingredients (strange as it sounds) must make sense for Walmart. Guess it’s somehow cheaper than getting gelatin from beef or pork 🤷‍♂️ That or cross contamination. Maybe a bit of both

[@actualRocketScientist]

It's because they're made in the same factory with the same equipment. Small amounts of cross contamination is accepted. It's just nearly impossible to prevent it since they are made in such large factories.

[@Sneak222]

Nah, just stop putting fish in my marshmallows

[@actualRocketScientist]

@@Sneak222 what if they put bacon in those marshmallows?

[@Sneak222]

you might be onto something...@@actualRocketScientist

[@ambermiyuki7476]

@@actualRocketScientistIt’s made with gelatin so it does contain pork. Many other foods have hidden pork ingredients, too.

[@littlegnomeone2121]

As someone who has a tree nut allergy, ive realized "may contain traces" is when it's made in a factory with other things that may have come in contact with the product protecting them from being sued if someone with a severe allergy has their product has a reaction