Steve Carper wrote: > > Two points about your list. > > One: hydrolyzed vegetable protein. In the past, processors could use > unspecified hydrolyzed protein as an ingredient. The protein source could > be casein. Under the latest FDA rules, a casein-containing ingredient must > be listed as hydrolyzed milk protein or the equivalent. Hydrolyzed > vegetable protein can no longer contain casein or whey. Either way, > however, hydrolyzed, by definition, means broken down into constituent > amino acids. It is conceivably possible but highly unlikely that they > would cause reactions. After all, the safest, most non-allergenic infant > formulas are made from hydrolysates. > > Two: lactates. Lactates are salts of various minerals. They are not > proteins. They contain no milk products at all. > > Hope this helps, > > Steve Carper > author of Milk Is Not for Every Body: Living with Lactose Intolerance > http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/stevecarperhydrolyzed protein - are these laws only US or do they apply to Canada too. Hazel Green