>
>Protector & Gamble used to own Duncan Hines as of March 1 1998. Now it is
>ownered by Aurora Foods. I spoke with their attorney last week. They hope
>to be publishing a list of their products that are dairy free soon. They do
>use OU for kosher supervision so look for a OU or OU pareve on the boxes.
>But always also check the ingredients on the boxes.
>
>Their attorney had a positive remark. "Why doesn't the food industry
>come-up with a non-reglious dairy free symbol." Now that's a good idea. I
>told him what Kelloggs had done with their ingredient panel for pop tarts.
>They added a line of red text at the bottom of the ingredient box that
>reads "dairy-free product".
>

My read on the "non-religious" is that they don't want to go through the
hassle of involving a third party in the certification of the product. I
personally would trust an outside assessment over industry self-policing,
but it wouldn't necessarily have to be a religious organization. To
paraphrase a Hebrew National ad, while the industry might only be concerned
about a lawsuit if they cut corners, the religious group "has to answer to
a higher authority."

Mark

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