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(Part 3 of 3)  L through Z

[The following brands say they fully disclose all 
gluten (wheat AND barley, rye and oats) on their 
ingredients lists.  If gluten does NOT appear 
among the ingredients, these companies say you 
can trust that there are added no gluten 
ingredients in the product.  These companies do 
NOT HIDE barley, rye or oats; if they are in the 
product, they are explicitly stated among the 
ingredients.  (Of course, all companies must now 
disclose wheat, but not the other gluten -- hence 
the need for this list.)]


***McCormick:  Confirmed by phone 12/13/06, 
Jennie in customer service:  All McCormick 
products list any gluten on the ingredient 
labels.  This includes Old Bay (which is gluten 
free) and also Zatarain's seasonings. 

***Nestlé: "For several years now Nestlé has been 
following a strict labeling policy with regard to 
any of the 'Big Eight' allergens in our foods and 
incoming ingredients. We have insisted that our 
suppliers notify us if gluten is used in any of 
their ingredients and yet is not declared on 
their labeling. Thus, we believe that we have 
uncovered any potential uses of gluten containing 
ingredients. Therefore, any Nestlé products will 
be fully labeled for any presence of gluten or 
gluten containing ingredients." (Received by 
e-mail 12/12/06)
NESTLE BRANDS:
    *Arrowhead
    *Buitoni
    *Butterfinger
    *Carnation
    *Coffee-Mate
    *Crunch
    *Deer Park
    *Gloria
    *Ice Mountain
    *Juicy Juice
    *Lean Cuisine
    *Libby's Pumpkin
    *Maggi
    *Nestea
    *Nescafé
    *Nesquik
    *Perrier
    *San Pellegrino
    *Smarties
    *Stouffer's
    *Taster's Choice
    *Vittel
    *(plus others)
	 
***Newman's Own:  (NOT to be confused with 
Newman's Own ORGANICS, which is possibly 
problematic -- see below)
Newman's Own no longer publishes a statement on 
their website about listing gluten on the label, 
but they have a long-standing policy of doing 
this.  They publish a list of no-gluten foods at: 
http://www.newmansown.com/faqs.cfm#q5 -- but 
these can also be determined by reading the 
label.)
[[[[ Separate from the Newman's Own basic product 
line is the Newman's Own Organic product line -- 
purchase at your own risk, though at least they 
are up-front about it:  "Some of our (Newman's 
Own Organic) gluten free products include our: 
Chocolate Bars except Crisp Rice, Chocolate Cups, 
and No Salt/No Butter Pop's Corn, Olive Oil, and 
Our Balsamic Vinegar. Note: All of these items 
are manufactured on equipment that processes 
products containing gluten. There could be trace 
amounts of egg, milk powder, peanuts, tree nuts, 
gluten, and soy in any of our items. Our 
Wheat-Free/Dairy-Free items do have a type of 
gluten known as glutenin and gliadin, which is 
found in barley flour." ]]]]

***Ortega:  Per e-mail from company on 12/13/06, all gluten is listed on label.

***Sara Lee:  (Sara Lee brands list all gluten. 
Have confirmed this twice in recent months, once 
when calling Bryan meats and also with Ball Park)
SARA LEE BRANDS:
    *Ball Park
    *Best's Kosher
    *Bryan
    *Colonial
    *Deli d'Italia
    *Deli Perfect
    *Earth Grains
    *Emeril
    *Galileo
    *Gallo Salame
    *Hillshire Farm
    *IronKids
    *Jimmy Dean
    *Kahn's
    *Kir
    *Mr. Turkey
    *Rainbo
    *Sara Lee
    *R.B. Rice
    *Rudy's Farm
    *State Fair
    *West Virginia Brand
    *Zwan
    *Zwancito

***Smart Balance: Smart Balance products are all 
clearly labeled as GF if they are free of gluten 
ingredients.

***Sunny Delight:  Per the web site, all SunnyD products are gluten free.

***T Marzetti:  They list all gluten ingredients. 
From the web site: "If gluten or a 
gluten-containing ingredient is used in a 
formula, it is our practice to declare this on 
our ingredient listing.  However, we cannot 
certify our products as gluten free for use by 
celiac sprue patients, and therefore make no 
claims to that effect."

***Trader Joe's:  (TJ's own brands only)  From 
their gluten-free foods downloadable document: " 
'Natural flavors' and 'spice" listings in our 
private label products are gluten free."  I also 
like that TJ's goes out of their way to note if a 
product is manufactured on shared equipment with 
wheat products.

***Tyson:  Lists all gluten; confirmed by e-mail 12/13/06

***Unilever: Per a phone call to Unilever on 
12/12/06, with Barbara in Consumer Relations, all 
gluten is declared on the ingredients label.
UNILEVER BRANDS:
    *Ben & Jerry's
    *Bertolli
    *Breyers
    *Country Crock
    *Hellmann's
    *Knorr
    *Lawry's
    *Lipton
    *Popsicle
    *Promise
    *Skippy
    *Slim-Fast
    *Snuggle
    *Wishbone

* Please remember some posters may be WHEAT-FREE, but not GLUTEN-FREE *
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