I checked my FAAN card showing how to read a label for a milk-free diet.  None
of these items you list show up.  However, might the rice wine vinegar include
some natural flavoring or coloring that could remotely contain milk protein?
That is my only guess.

Oh, one more thought: soy sauce also often has caramel color.  Not sure if
caramel color is supposed to indicate milk protein, but since caramel itself
can indicate milk protein, we always avoid anything that contains caramel
color as well.

>===== Original Message From Milk/Casein/Lactose-Free List
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>Had A Wendy's Mandarin Chicken Salad for lunch and am now in the midst of an
allergic reaction!
>Does anyone know if any of the following ingredients contain milk proteins:
>This is the ingredient list from the oriental dressing that comes with the
salad:
> Soybean Oil, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Soy Sauce (Water, Wheat, Soybeans,
Salt), Water, Sugar, Distilled Vinegar, Brown Sugar, Pineapple Juice
Concentrate, Sesame Seed Oil, Rice Wine Vinegar, Sesame Seeds, Mustard Seed,
Ginger, Salt, Potassium Sorbate and Sodium Benzoate (preservatives), Spices,
Xanthan Gum (thickener), Propylene Glycol Alginate (emulsifier/thickener),
Garlic, Calcium Disodium EDTA (flavor protector).
>
>Any quick response would be greatly appreciated!!!
>Pammi
>
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