Hi Alex,

Where did you get your figure of 5 million worldwide?  Is this for milk
allergy or all food allergies?

That might be a small number for a large multi-national food producer but 5
million is a plenty big size for a smaller company that wants to cater to a
niche market.  I don't know anything about food processing or I'd start a
company like that myself!

-Patty


Patty Majerik delphinium p 410.377.6777 f 410.377.0391 www.dpix.net
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From: "Alex Oren" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 8:27 AM
Subject: Re: Nabisco?


> On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 23:21:02 -0500, "Patty Majerik" <[log in to unmask]>
> said:
> > I sometimes run into products that are marked dairy-free and have no
> > dairy
> > ingredients in the ingredient deck but also have no kosher markings.  I
> > have stayed away from these products, feeling I must assume they are
> > highly likely to be U-D if they were marked (since 90% of the products
> > are), but am curious what others in my shoes do in this situation.
>
> Kashrut involves procedure and supervision, both of which cost money.
> Since the target demographic is relatively small (I would guess about 5
> millions worldwide), a lot of companies just don't bother.
>
> Best wishes,
> Alex.
>
>