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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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