I understand this information to be accurate.  We have used Tofutti products for years and will continue to do so.. I also let my boys have Oreo's (Golden Uh-Oh's Christmas, Easter, Mini Oreo's) ... those are definitely produced on cross contaminated lines.. along with Duncan Hines Cake mixes and Icing, Kellogs Pop tarts, Pillsbury Icing even alot those sugary cereals in the supermarket are not "parve" so the risk of cross contamination is much higher.  We've never had a reaction...We always read the labels carefully, stick with major US brands.. Call the MFg if something on the label is not clear (however, most have started labeling with the allergen information cleary pulled out of the ingrediant statement.. listing it 2X on the label) and each year they grow older the reactions that have occurred are not as "hair trigger"  they know when their tongue feels funny.  We always carry Benedryl ( the first response if ANY food milk or otherwise seems to have produced a reaction) with Epipens (should any reaction include tongue, respiratory etc...... and both were Medic Alerts... Thankfully, the Benedryl always stops the reaction.

Unfortunatly, ANY food that is processed, us as parents assume the risk that our children will be "safe" but there's never any guarentee.
MAry Beth
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Patty Majerik<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 
  To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 
  Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 10:01 PM
  Subject: k-parve, tofutti products


  I got this info on the tofutti website, includes some detailed info about
  how they produce their products.  I found it interesting, especially since
  they do produce on shared lines and yet have a k-parve listing for all
  their products:

  I know all Tofutti products are Kosher Parve, which means that they
  contain no dairy. However, I was told that some of your products are run
  on equipment that also runs dairy products. If this is so, how are your
  products dairy free?
  Although we would wish it otherwise, the overall demand for totally dairy
  free products is not large enough to justify setting up complete
  production lines for dairy free products only. Most plants we use for
  manufacturing our products mainly produce dairy items. This is true for
  all companies who sell dairy free products, no matter who they are. In
  addition to the normal plant sterilization, cleaning, and testing
  procedures, we employ a kosher supervisory service, the Kof-K, to
  supervise the manufacturing of our products to ensure that they are
  completely dairy-free every time. The methodology and techniques they use
  to clean the equipment and supervise the production is the process called
  kosherization. Kosher Parve means that there are no milk (or meat)
  derivatives in our products. It also means that the equipment used to
  produce Tofutti is either dedicated to non-dairy products or has gone
  through the rigorous sanitation and cleaning requirements of kosherizaton.
  In the typical plant, the equipment is washed and sanitized with a caustic
  rinse and an acid rinse. The caustic rinse is done with water at boiling
  temperature (212 degrees Fahrenheit). This is followed by a boil-out with
  pure water. There are several other components to the sanitation, but they
  are not listed as they do not affect the kosher status. A rabbinical
  supervisor is present to independently verify that these procedures are
  being adhered to and to review logbooks and digital records to verify that
  these procedures are followed.

  If you feel that the preceding information raises your concerns about the
  safety of our products regarding dairy contamination, please do not use
  our products. Safety of our consumers is always our number one priority.
  For further information about kosher, please refer to our previous
  discussion on the subject.