D. Kempf wrote:

> Welcome, Lori! I have a 9 year old daughter who is allergic to dairy
> ingredients, peanuts and some tree nuts.
>
> A common "beginner" mistake when reading ingredient labels is to assume that
> "natural flavors" or "artificial flavors" are OK.  Some times these are
> dairy-derived ingredients.

AFAIK, all milk-derived flavours or colours are listed as "natural".
The "artificial" ones are OK (you may object to them on different
grounds though).  Feel free to correct me if you have information to the
contrary.

> You can call the manufacturer to check, but often
> the customer-service personnel will not be able to give you the assurance you
> need with regard to this issue.

My experience with calling manufacturers was very positive so far.


Best wishes,
Alex.