Diane McMonagle wrote:
>
> I've had the same problem - First, small "trace" amounts aren't required to
> be listed.  Second, the law requires such labeling on products found to
> have "any possible" amount.  this doesn't have to be every batch.
>
> For instance,  I recently purchased Rice Dream Ice Cream for my daughter.
> I had been told that all of their products were "dairy free".  The
> particular item i purchased was a peanut butter cup flavor.  It was
> labelled "dairy free" and also Paravine.  the chocolate used was
> unsweetened.  Upon further inspection, I discovered the "D" marking.  This
> confused me greatly, so I contacted the manufacturer.  She assured me that
> the product "normally" did not contain any milk, but that the unsweetened
> chocolate could "possibly" be contaminated at the factory.  She later
> confessed that the unsweetened chocolate used was not run on a separate
> line.  She said that any of their "ice cream" products containing
> unsweetened chocolate or carob fall under this catergory.
>
Hi Dianne,

Do you have a 1-800 number for Rice Dream that I could call from Canada?
We can get the rice dream here at the health food store but they don't
really know who I would talk to...I want to be sure the other flavours
are run on a dairy free line.

Hazel Green