The federal Food and Drug Administration is not in the mood for love.
The FDA recently reprimanded a Massachusetts bakery for including the romantic term in the ingredients list for its granola. Unfortunately for the West Concord’s Nashoba Brook Bakery, however, seasonings of “love” aren’t meant to be. They laid out the case against love in a warning letter:
The CEO of the bakery in question, John Gates, sounds a bit heartbroken over this unrequited attempt to inject some sweetness into the packaging.
“Situations like that where the government is telling you you can’t list ‘love’ as an ingredient, because it might be deceptive, just feels so silly,” he told Bloomberg News, calling the response “so George Orwell.” Then again, the FDA had plenty of other health and safety concerns about the bakery’s practices. The “love” thing just happens to cut to the core. And of course the internet had feelings about the FDA’s lack of sensitivity.
Better luck next time, Nashoba Brook. Guess the FDA just isn’t that into you.
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