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I just received this from Smithfield:
ALLERGY INQUIRIES:
Most of Smf products are gluten-free. Hams, Sausages, Bacon, Picnics, Loins-
with the exception of honey or bbq marinated items.
Products which do contain gluten.
Honey Barbecue Flavored Products
Precooked Beef Patties, Cheeseburger Patties, and Bacon
Cheeseburger Patties
Precooked Entrees (Beef, Pork and Chicken)
Stuffed Pork Chops
Lykes Brand Red Hots (Sausage Product)
****** All of our spiral sliced hams and glazed hams (both honey
glaze and
brown sugar glaze) are gluten-free.
****** There is no gluten in the casing used on our hams or on
any of
our other products.
****** Natural Flavorings consist of Rosemary - no gluten.
****** Our pork broth consists of dehydrated, powdered pork
stock with
water, salt, sodium phosphate, potassium lactate, and
natural
flavorings (Rosemary).
Gluten if presented will be identified as wheat, rye, oats or barley.
MSG must be listed as Monosodium Glutamate on the ingredient statement.
Sausages do have whey protein and casinate derived from milk.
Spices from Saratoga contain no known allergens.
NO peanuts/tree nuts/NO Casein-which is milk, eggs, dairy/NO Soy/NO Shellfish
NO Chance of Cross Contamination because all lines are sanitized between
products.
Potassium Lactate-salt preservative derived from corn—no Casein (milk, eggs,
dairy)
Sodium Lactate is a salt lactic acid to reduce staling/as a moisturizer in hot
dogs.
Sodium Diacetate is a lactic acid to neutralize salts, purifier-derived from beet
and cane sugar.
Sodium Phosphate is a salt acid preservative
Modified Food Starch is derived from corn.
Carbon Monoxide is not used as a processing aid.
Sodium NitrAte is a type of salt preservative
Sodium NitrIte is chemical preservative used as color fixative and to prevent
bacteria growth
Dextrose is a sugar refined from corn starch
Maltodextrin is corn based.
Fibrin is a natural glue in beef tenderloins that hold the meat together.
Sodium Erythorbate is a preservative and keeps the color in processed meats.
*And NO it is not made from Earthworms.Made from beet and
cane sugar.
Fully Cooked: Hot dogs and Smoked Sausages and Spiral Hams
*Some Country and Smoked are but WILL STATE FULLY COOKED-
otherwise is not
Tyramine (anything smoked, salted, aged)and Tyrosine (anything w/ soy)-
Both are naturally occurring amino acids
BHA & BHT are anti-oxidants used in lard to keep it from going rancid and
protects flavor.
Lard is NOT hyrdronized No Leaf Lard
Antibiotics-Smf products are free of any antibiotic residue.
No growth hormones are approved by FDA therefore, we do not use them.
*Dennis Treacy
FEED- grain combinations used *Jerry Hostetter (or animal treatment)
Gluten in GW products whey(dairy) is in Spiced Luncheon Loafs, Cheese added
products
Casein(dairy) in GW products-whey(dairy) is in the olive loafs ( non-fat
powdered milk)
Soy in GW products- hydrolyzed soy protein is in the salami
*Please provide references to back up claims of a product being GF or not GF*
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