<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Dear Listmates, I found a good candy for the children and wanted to share the information with you. They make a variety of candy. I bought it at Walmarts. Carol in NJ Luisa Girotto wrote: > Dear Ms. Lydick: > > Thank you for your email regarding our Swedish Fish. We're happy to > hear it is a candy your entire family can enjoy depsite food allergies > and sensitivities. > > We understand and share your concern for allergen awareness, and the risk of > poor labelling. Trebor Allan does have a peanut/nut policy in place. > All foods that contain peanuts/nuts show these items in the ingredient > statement, as you might expect. All foods that do not contain > peanuts/nuts, but are at risk of cross contamination because they are > processed on a line that manufactures peanut/nut products, do carry a > peanut/nut warning. > > Swedish Fish do not contain gluten; this is true of all of our "jelly" or > "gummie" products, which includes Sour Patch Kids candy, for example. > > Once again, thank you so much for your interest in Trebor Allan products. > > Sincerely, > > Luisa Girotto > Public & Consumer Relations Manager > > Carol Lydick <[log in to unmask]> on 04/20/2000 07:09:17 PM > > To: TAI Webmaster/Burlington/Confy/CadSchw@CadSchw > Subject: Swedish Fish > > I bought some Swedish Fish and they are delicious. I and several > members of my family have celiac disease which mean that we cannot have > and wheat, oats, rye, barley. My grandsons are also very > allergic to peanuts and soybean. . For this reason, the choices in candy are > slim. > > The ingredients on the fish seem to be ideal, but I wanted to ask if > they are made on machines that process other candies that could be left > over when the fish are made, or if peanuts products are used in the same > factory near the line for the fish. Are there any hidden ingredients > that might contain these grains or peanuts? I would like to use these > fish in an Easter basket. Please respond and also if you have any other > products we could use for these children I would appreciate knowing > about them. Thank you. Carol Lydick > > [log in to unmask]