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On Jan 29, 2009, at 12:40 PM, Corey wrote:

>  I have seen a lot of talk on this
> list about not trusting Trader Joe's.

I think the "talk" about trusting Trader Joe's may have been somewhat  
misinterpreted.  Indeed, something I wrote to someone about this was,  
I feel, misrepresented in summary to the list.

TJ's is very good about noting on the packaging if a product is  
produced in the same facility or on shared equipment with wheat.  But,  
if this IS on the package, I think one takes a chance that there could  
be cross contamination.  Personally, I find it very responsible that  
TJ takes it upon themselves to provide this information to the  
customer.  Particularly, if something is made on the same equipment as  
wheat products, it's a chance you take (with any product) -- and this  
is not about Trader Joe's being untrustworthy.  They are just honest!

For me, any time I see "made on shared equipment with wheat" on ANY  
product (from TJ or anywhere), chances are pretty high I'll have a  
reaction.  I almost never buy these products.  Often a product can be  
made in a "facility" that handles wheat (rather than on same  
equipment), and I can sometimes tolerate these products, and I often  
give them a try.

But my question would be this:  does the Trader Joe's label say  
anything about the processing situation with regard to wheat?  If it  
says it's processed on shared equipment, if it were me, I'd probably  
consider that there is some cc going on.  But don't blame Trader  
Joe's, for heavens sake!  If it says nothing about wheat processing,  
and you are SURE that a reaction is taking place -- boy, by all means,  
call Trader Joe's about it!  I have done this, and ended up having  
them source the problem to determine if the manufacturer of a given  
product has changed their production process.  Once it turned out to  
be true, and the food provider had not informed TJ's of the change --  
and TJ ultimately changed the label.

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