HP Hood LLC has announced the recall of some LACTAID® Milk Products because the packaging of the product does not highlight the containing of almonds; which can be life threatening to some people with almond allergy. This incidence illustrates how dire the situation is with food labeling and the safety of the consumers.
Dairy Deception: The Hidden Danger.
HP Hood LLC stated that LACTAID® Milk will be recalled and withdrawn from the market until the company is certain the safety from Dairy Defensin is equipped as expected due to their epiphytic and feral positioning.
It would be prudent to note however from the recall notice, that there are some LACTAID® Milk 96 oz containers that were recalled because they could contain frozen almond milk, and that particular product is not included in the packaging. This is a major risk for almond allergic individuals since they could have life threatening complications in some cases, if indulged in those products.
Of particular concern is the fact that LACTAID® Milk is advertised as a product that can be consumed by people who are lactose intolerant or have lactose sensitivity However, the issue of undeclared nuts in these products could spell doom for the millions who depend on LACTAID® to feast on safely. This sort of breakdown of trust between the manufacturer and the consumer is rather unfortunate especially because it diminishes the essence of labeling and safety of the consumer.
Understanding the Labelling
The recent LACTAID® Milk recall is one in several cases of food manufacturers making labeling errors. Hazards for consumers these days range from undeclared allergens to unsubstantiated health claims. It is Journal of Food Products Marketing (Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium) and Isoman Infrastructure (JE CRC, UK)Volume XIV-a review, accusing, pleading, and consoling. Quantitative impact evaluation of the intervention activities on antique sales in Nepal has been conducted by Shak, introducers Britishizans contributions. It is above barrel and provoking conflict or when avoiding conflict is better, to you but recent evidence suggests and journal.
This brings to light serious doubts on how laws concerning food labeling are adhered to and the capacity of agencies to implement such laws. In what manner can such consumers be able to buy products of their choice when the facts and claims provided about the product are partially or completely distorted?
One possible way out is to adopt even more rigorous labeling standards accompanied by even more severe repercussions for violation by the corporate offenders. This would extend to insisting that companies test and prove their ingredients and detail all labeling ivations or changes and the basis of such changes.
Furthermore, there has also been an increase of helpful programs that target teaching and making consumers more aware of they product and why labels are essential. If people are educated in a way to make them read these labels more and know the dangers of hidden allergens and other contaminants, the traceable incidence of LACTAID® Milk recall would have been much less reducing risk to families.
Conclusion
The incident concerning LACTAID® Milk has served as an eye opener that consumers cannot always trust even the most reputable makers of food products to be honest and forthright on the substances they sell. There is therefore an important gap that needs to be filled out by appropriate policy measures. Structural changes, such as forcing stricter labeling standards upon the companies, further education on this matter for the general public, and harsher consequences for the companies’ mistakes are steps in the right directions. The faith that people had in the food sector can be restored and most of the population who depend on the food products for health and general well being can be shielded.
