You essentially have to trust what the manufacturer says, if you’re even able to get in touch with them to ask them about it.
Apparently even if you call the company (who’s even going to do that at a bar in the middle of the night??), they aren’t even required to provide you with the information!
(This also applies to regulated foods to a degree, since they’re allowed to list “natural flavors” or “colors” or whatever, rather than listing the actual ingredients.)
Great point! If the ingredients are not in the major allergen listing on a label (maybe the label would be too long?), they should still be required to be released by the company in a easily accessible manner.
Perhaps some centralized database on the FDA website or even with an app where you could instantly look it up when out and about… a QR on each bottle as part of the nutrition facts?
This would actually be a great idea! I will make a post about this on the Food section and link it.
QR code on Nutrition Facts for detailed ingredient and label information Done!