So packaged food obviously has ingredients listed. It’s not always obvious what everything is but you have a pretty good grasp on what it’s made out of. They even break down sub-ingredients like when it says “Vanilla coating (vanilla beans, milk…)”. Hygiene products like soap and shampoo have more confusing lists of alchemical goodness unless you’re a chemist but at least it says it contains bi-hydro-whatever.
Looking at this can of Febreeze, it says it contains “Odor eliminator, Water, Fragrance, Non-flammable natural pressurizer & quality control ingredients”. This is only barely more useful than had it said “Contains: Stuff”. It’s be like a birthday cake that says “Contains: Cake, Fruit stuff, Frosting, Candles”.
I’m assuming the government has them listing this stuff so what’s the point? Do the rules for protecting intellectual property shield them to the point of making lists this vague? And, if so, why require them at all?
