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On Thu, 14 Aug 2008, Weavre Cooper wrote:
> One more note, this time about the "pareve" or "parve" label ...
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> My orthodox Jewish allergist has warned me not to trust it. The standards
> for keeping Kosher are high, but are NOT sufficient to prevent all
> cross-contamination. I have a very sensitive, severe allergy, so pareve
> isn't enough to be sure I'm safe. Someone who's less sensitive might be OK
> with it, and I see it recommended often ... but it does not actually
> guarantee that there's no dairy.
I also wonder if there are compliance issues at some plants. I recently
gave up on Publix store brand soy milks (plain and chocolate). Both are
Ou Parve. When I first suspected the chocolate may have dairy
contamination, I tried to contact Publix about it. According to the Ou
website, they no longer allow Parve products to be produced on shared
equipment. The response I got from Publix was that the equipment was
thoroughly cleaned before soy milk runs. Thoroughly cleaned of what? The
response was left on my voice mail, so I didn't get a chance to ask that
question. We moved a few months ago, and after the move, I started
having trouble with the Publix plain soy milk.
I've moved on to some of the boxed soy and almond milks and found several
that appear to be honestly dairy-free.
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