Alcohol in pudding not clearly displayed

You'd also need to make sure they avoid fruit and fruit juice, bread, vinegar, and yoghurt.

I think they could make it clearer perhaps on the front of the packaging that it contains alcohol. It would be awful to trigger someone into resuming their addiction when they have done so well on being sober.

Also food packaging info is crap generally. I only have a 1.25 reading prescription and can read tiny font clearly without my glasses if it's black font on white, but if it's yellow on light blue or something - no chance!

I completely agree with this! Surely we all have to take some responsibility for our own actions and that includes the food/drink we consume!

See also never being able to get normal coke/pepsi anywhere. It’s all zero sugar - I have a glass once in a blue moon so I don’t need my sugar intake monitoring on my behalf! People are always looking to blame others for things they should be fixing themselves.

I was wondering how much this kind of pudding could affect your blood alcohol content and found this research…

https://amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2018/dec/07/how-drunk-can-you-get-on-christmas-food-i-breathalysed-myself-to-find-out

What's mildly disturbing to me about this thread is that there are very many people who actually want someone to look after them and protect them. They want someone to take the sugar away, to lower the percentages, all the fat and salt sucked out of low tier comfort food.

It's that mentality that stops us having nice things.

What does 'toxin' mean? Everything is toxic, in the right proportions.

Of course it is, but there are small amounts of toxins in lots of things we eat.

Alcohol is not a toxin

It's on the front, in bold white lettering. It's listed as an ingredient.

Weird that you are so concerned about the possibility that something might contain alcohol but can't be bothered to perform the simple act of checking the packaging for what a food item contains.

Totally. All the gluten or fish, etc containing stuff does not say CONTAINS GLUTEN, CONTAINS PEANUTS in huge words on the front.

You’re not kidding yourself. Chill.

I’m baffled by the fact that many people here seem to think that it should be labelled with more prominence than allergens. And that they should somehow be exempt from the work of reading the ingredients list, unlike those with allergies or other medical issues.

I know that there are valid reasons for avoiding alcohol but surely then you would put in the work? People with allergies read every ingredient every time, not just places where we would expect an allergen. There are products marked vegan that actually contain traces of egg and milk. Skincare products made with sesame. Milk in medicines. Egg in a hard cheese.

If it’s crucial for you to avoid an ingredient for any reason, you have to read the ingredients.

I just want to know the alcohol that cannot speak its name - the one that would breach the trade descriptions act if it were described as an identifiable wine or spirit.

@Kpo58 if any ingredient was an issue for you, you'd look!

The pudding is described as a sponge biscuit layered with creamy chocolate hazelnut mascarpone and topped with hazelnuts and chocolate shavings. Where in that description makes you think that there may be alcohol in it? It doesn't. Why would I then be looking for micro writing on another part of the dessert front to see that it is alcoholic? Also anyone with poor sight will miss it completely.

The thread is evidence that a high percentage of people clearly expect everyone but themselves to be responsible for their choices. But this is MN where everyone is offended by everything by default.
Mind you, if the declaration would be bigger or more noticeable you’d have people on here complaining that they feel embarrassed to buy the product because people might judge them. This place is insane.

We've had this op. Boyfriend doesn't drink (was a problem drinker). Bought something similar to this.
I don't think it's right for it not to be labelled more clearly. He got caught out (we obviously do check more carefully now). But that's the point, we weren't expecting it to be there, as description was similar. So we weren't thinking 'let's see if this has alcohol in'. As it just wasn't obvious. We do check everything now.

YABU - if you have an aversion to ingredients -check the list -it was listed.

Again, only the top 14 allergens can be bolded. Alcohol isn't one, neither is meat.

It is there on the front , white writing against a blue background. If I was never going to drink alcohol I would make sure I would scrutinise every bit of writing on the package. AND it is there . Front and listed on ingredients on the back . It’s not rocket science.

I also think it (and the allergens) should be in braille

The front packaging is not clear enough.
I wouldn't look at the website if I were in the shop.
Yes it might be in the ingredients list but is it bolded like nuts are? What's the point of putting it on the front if they don't think that's important.

Once more with feeling....
ITS ON THE FRONT!!! and on the back.

I'm sorry OP, it should be labelled. I think things like alcohol should be on the front/made bigger on the packaging. There are lots of reasons people avoid alcohol and the ingredients section is often tiny writing.

Well done on your sobriety!

Well it’s not all about you, and unfortunately for you most people have said it is quite obvious and in a good place to state it. Putting alcohol in the title would suggest to me that it’s a higher %.