#they've bought these bars before but it was in the Before Times when soy wasn't a known issue

[psalacanthea]

some rants are only for social media.

I HAVE to buy gluten free food for 3/5ths of the people I cook for. I HAVE to buy soy free food for 1/5th, dairy-free for 2/5ths, and then there's the single allergies on top of that. Like celery, which is mine. That kind of stuff.

They Who Shop has their particularities, some of which I share under the bubble of ADHD. In their case, they see a food, check the label once, and then their brain permanently files it under 'Safe Food'. They never check the label again.

You see where I'm going?

Yeah. The ingredients change, and now I'm left with food no one can eat. This happens at least ONCE a month.

Brands do this, especially NEW brands once they get established. Something starts out safe, and then it stops being safe. The label doesn't change; it doesn't need to. They put 'gluten free' in tiny letters on the back, all they have to do is remove that and update the allergen warning.

Which he doesn't check.

It's incredibly frustrating, and yes some of it is user error, but to some degree the bait and switch is deliberate. Allergen-free food draws in specific consumers who can be depended on to pay higher prices. But we're the ones who get left behind when business picks up. It's frustrating, and it's not new.

Anyways, anyone want some giant tubs of broccoli cheese soup and like 350 fruit and nut bars that have soy in them for some damned reason?