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<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>>
Below is a response from Nestle about their baking products.
Aimee
>December 27, 2004
>
>Dear Ms. Rye,
>
>Thank you for contacting us. Your comments
>regarding Nestlé® Toll House® Morsels are very
>important to us.
>
>In regards to your inquiry, there are eight
>major food allergens, including milk, eggs,
>peanuts, tree nuts (such as walnuts and
>almonds), soy, wheat, fish and shellfish.
>Labeling regulation requires that all
>ingredients added to products be listed in the
>ingredient statement. For these eight major
>allergens, Nestlé ensures that they are labeled,
>regardless of the amount or whether a supplier
>may have added it to their ingredient. It is the
>responsibility of Nestlé to ensure that these
>ingredients are properly labeled by their common
>or usual name in the ingredient statement.
>
>We want to help our consumers avoid inadvertent
>ingestion of their specific allergens of concern
>by accurately informing them about the product
>ingredients and by following Good Manufacturing
>Practices in our factories. All factories using
>a critical allergen as an ingredient must take
>all reasonable precautions to avoid
>cross-contact of products that do not normally
>contain these allergens and products that do not
>carry a specific mention in the ingredient
>statement. These precautionary measures include
>efficient cleaning of production lines and
>equipment and strict separation of materials
>that may contain critical allergens. If an
>allergen does not appear on the ingredient
>statement, then it has not been added to the
>product and the likelihood of
>cross-contamination contact is so extremely low
>that the risk is insignificant.
>
>We appreciate the opportunity to be of service
>to you and hope your inquiry was handled to your
>satisfaction.
>
>Sincerely,
>Marisa Pauska
>Consumer Response Representative
>
>Ref: N9972784
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Aimee Rye
LBJ School of Public Affairs
University of Texas at Austin
Sid Richardson Hall, Unit III
2315 Red River, Rm 3.325
Mailcode: E2700
ph: 471-0810 fx: 471-3810
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