What's wrong with "milk containing celery" as an ingredient?

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We bought a jar of Thomy's Sweet Mustard at Euro Market here in Queens. It looks like this:
http://www.germandeli.com/Thomy-Ser-Senf-im-Glas-Sweet-Mustard-in-Glass-250ml.html

This is the ingredients list on our jar: water, mustard seed, sugar, vinegar, salt, herbs, spices, citric tartaric acid. May contain traces of milk containing celery.

What the???????????

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Perhaps the bottling line also produces another product with milk and celery.

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I think something was lost in translation there...! 
I'm going with avoid it if you're allergic to milk or celery. Or celery milk.

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My opinion is that it's a typo. They probably meant to say "May contain traces of milk and celery." Celery allergies can be very severe. I've seen it listed as an allergen ingredient elsewhere. According to the University of Nebraska:

"Celery is commonly used as a spice in processed foods (e.g. soups, broths, salad dressings) but is also consumed as a vegetable. Interestingly, a high prevalence of celery allergy is observed in regions where celery is commonly consumed as a raw vegetable (e.g. Germany, Switzerland and France) and is often associated with pollen allergy. Allergic reactions to celery range from mild local reactions in the oral cavity to severe systemic responses. Celery allergens have been shown to be largely heat and processing resistant and thus sensitized individuals need to avoid any celery containing product."

https://farrp.unl.edu/informallvegetables

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