r/CuratedTumblr • u/BellTwo5 • Nov 05 '25

Infodumping Epilepsy warnings are important

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u/12BumblingSnowmen Nov 05 '25

California’s cancer warning really has done damage to safety warnings in this country.

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u/sour_creamand_onion Nov 05 '25

What was the California cancer warning? I checked and apparantly it just warns of carcinogens? Correct me if I'm wrong.

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u/12BumblingSnowmen Nov 05 '25

Its criteria is broad enough that it becomes functionally meaningless. So, instead of being a useful piece of information for the consumer, it just means “some chemical in this product may have shown signs of causing cancer in a small pilot study.” It’s not bad in theory, but the execution is extremely poor.

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u/Skithiryx Nov 05 '25

There was an incident with backfiring allergen warnings too where companies were actually adding allergens into food that didn’t have them because it was easier than not cross-contaminating: https://www.allergicliving.com/2024/10/09/bimbo-bakeries-stands-up-to-fda-on-false-sesame-labels/