Obligatory “there really is an XKCD for everything” comment. I am genuinely surprised by this one.

Imagine if a cereal company tried this irl, but fucked up and said, "now asbestos free". Imagine the chaos.

What's funny about this (apart from your excellent joke) is that there are actually a lot of places, where they are a common crop, where bananas are advertised as "boneless". This is because, I believe the bit that connects the banana bunch to the plant (not a tree!) Is sometimes called the "bone" (I believe it's "C" in this image:

Having the grocer machete this bit off for you presumably cuts down on the unnecessary weight on your moped back home, and maybe even the costs, if buying by weight.

Caveat: This is just what I have come to understand, from travel experience and curiosity. If there are any actual "Bananologists" about, please feel free to correct!

Well some products one would assumes to be vegan/vegetarian normally aren't. e.g. Wine and Cheese

Unfortunately there are very few redundant "vegan" labels since even plain sugar can be non-vegan (being processed using bone char) not to mention a ton of different fats, colourings, and other additives that can all come from either animal, plant, or synthetic source, and unless the manufacturer confirms, as a customer you have no way of knowing which it is, unless they've labelled it.

Maybe they were imported and not caught?

In Austria for sure, it's simply funny what they manage to write on some products..

Some apple juices contain an ingredient called isinglass which is made from dried fish bladders. And some apples may be waxed with beeswax (from bees) or shellac (from bugs) before being juiced.

4 bullet points in English. 3 in the others.

Don't add up.