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I was concerned with the taco seasoning so I emailed this company and
Lawrys  here is one response:


November 29, 2002

Dear Ms. Owens:

Thank you for taking the time to contact us.  We appreciate your
interest in our products and welcome the opportunity to be of assistance
to you.

All five McCormick Taco Seasoning Mixes Do Not contain wheat gluten.
However, all three of our Chili Seasoning Mixes Do contain wheat gluten.

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, McCormick 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.

Pure spices and herbs do not contain allergenic ingredients. The only
ingredient present is the original spice or herb to which nothing else
has been added. Our extracts are also gluten free. The alcohol used in
them is an Ethyl alcohol, not a grain alcohol.

If no ingredient statement appears on the label, the product does not
contain any added ingredients, preservatives or chemical additives. For
example, Cinnamon does not have an ingredient statement because the only
ingredient present is cinnamon. No other ingredients have been added.

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.

If we can be of further assistance, please call us at 1-800-632-5847,
Monday through Friday, 9:30AM to 5PM Eastern Time.  We hope to have the
continued pleasure of serving you.

Sincerely,
Shawn Durgin
Consumer Affairs Specialist
Ref # 319792

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