I was just enjoying some Zapp's Voodoo tater chips and noticed the bag said "Not for sale in California" WTF?

A quick google shows that California passed some proposition back in the 80s that prohibits producing or importing foods that may contain carcinogens. Apparently kettle style chips contain a carcinogen called "acrylomide" that's produced when taters are cooked in high heat conditions, such as French frying or making nice crispy crunchy tater chips.

The state actually sued nine food companies over this in 2005. Result? A lot of delicious fried foods cannot be legally sold in California.

Is there anything that damn state won't try to regulate?😠

 

A Uterus........

 

I was walking the dogs and saw a rental car with a CA plate on it with one of these on the drivers window:

 

And this one really takes the cake:

 

The nerve of those folks trying to protect their citizens from known toxins.

 

Just in the last year or so, my parts boxes from a lot manufacturers at my work, are getting that same "cancer causing label" In California.

Pat

 

Do you seriously think this is helpful? And if so, exactly how? I'm OK with information disclosure, but I don't see it with this.

 

I've noticed over the years that California does have some rather interesting laws. I do recall one on cars where they have to have "California emissions".

 

Yes,I do.
How? - Informs the public of a risk for which each individual may draw personal conclusions.

 

It's like the old saying goes, if it tastes good spit it out it's no good for you.

 

I asked exactly how. Not generically how.

A label on a package of food is an example of exactly how.
A label at the door of an amusement park is generic and provides no pertinent informaton for a person to make an informed decision.

 

Exactly? Okay, try this on for size.
It helps keep morons up at night anguishing about other peoples' preferences.

 

That means nothing I like is good for me then. Being type 2 diabetic I have to watch what I eat anyway, but there are things I like that will make me say the hell with it and eat it. I just have to eat it in moderation. Ain't like I'll sit there and eat the whole bag of carcinogenic tater chips in one sitting. A handful with a sandwich for lunch or supper is how I eat them.

I forget there are people whose sole raison d'etre is to tell the rest of us what we're doing wrong.🙄

 

I know all about the type II club, I'm a Tshirt wearing member. I too eat anything I want, just not a lot of it.

 

Yeah, OK so you think I am a moron.

After thinking about what I posted earlier for a while, I thought you may be looking at all of this in regards to food/beverage. I am 100% in agreement that letting consumers know about hazardous materials that may affect them is a good thing.

It's not limited to that, though.

A few years ago I bought a stainless steel header for my Jeep from Gale Banks Engineering in CA. When I opened the box, there was a Prop65 label warning with the verbage noted previously. It's stainless steel, which we all know is made with chromium, and chromium is a hazardous substance. But I'm not gonna eat or lick this header, so how exactly is that chumk of stainless steel a hazard that I need to be warned about? If I were going to tour the production facility I may care and use caution when around the manufacturing area, but after it has been made into the final product excatly how much risk is there from exposure to the chromium that is inside a chunk of stainless steel?

 

Laws written by lawyers with intent to use them to gain big settlements. What do the lawyers usually get, 50% or more of whatever the plaintiff is awarded?

That's a big reason I think lawyers shouldn't be permitted to run for political office. Those who write the laws expect to benefit from them.

 

WARNING! Living is dangerous to your health

 

That says it all doesn't it.

 

Warning. California is "Beyond Ridiculous"!

Wayne