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This is a message I received from my daughter, from Zatarain's
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [log in to unmask]
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 4:51 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: 954806 Zatarain's Gluten Inquiry
> 
> Dear Ms. Hester:
> 
> Thank you for taking the time to contact us.  We appreciate your
> interest in our Zatarain's Long Grain & Wild Rice and welcome the
> opportunity to be of assistance to you.  Please accept our apologies for
> the delay in responding to your inquiry.
> 
> We are happy to let you know that Zatarain's Long Grain & Wild Rice is
> gluten free.
> 
> We are aware of special allergies and intolerances to certain
> ingredients such as the following:
> 
> Peanuts Fish Soy proteins Sulfites
> Tree nuts Eggs Wheat proteins Yellow No. 5 & 6
> Shellfish Milk Red Pepper
> 
> As a responsible food company, Zatarain's follows the U.S. Food Drug &
> Cosmetic Act regulations to ensure consumer safety concerning food
> allergens.  We declare these ingredients on our label in the ingredient
> statement.  Federal regulations require us to list sulfites if they are
> over 10 parts per million, so we use that as our label declaration
> limit.
> 
> Because we are constantly improving our products, we do not offer a list
> of our products that do not currently contain glutens.  We encourage you
> to read the ingredient statement on your package at the time of purchase
> to ensure accurate, up to date information.    
> 
> In addition, we follow good manufacturing practices at our plants.  Our
> employees are trained in the importance of correct labeling and the
> necessity of performing thorough equipment wash-downs to eliminate
> cross-contact of ingredients.
> 
> Although we cannot guarantee our products to be 100% free of allergens
> not listed on the label, we want you to know that we take this situation
> seriously and have taken extra precautions to eliminate the possibility
> of mislabeling or cross-contact.
> 
> We invite you to sign up from our website, www.zatarains.com, to receive
> our online newsletter and be the first to know what's new on our site,
> including insider cooking tips and more.  
> 
> If we can be of further assistance, please call us at 1-877-837-3796,
> Monday through Friday, 9:30AM to 5PM Eastern Time.  If you wish to
> respond to this note by e-mail, please include your name and e-mail
> address.  
> 
> We hope to have the continued pleasure of serving you.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Shawn Durgin
> Consumer Affairs Specialist
> Ref # 954806
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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