Garlic Bread - New York Texas Toast by Marzetti's is safe

Thanks for your inquiry about New York Brand Garlic Bread.

We appreciate your patience while we researched your inquiry and we are glad to provide our response. We hope it is useful.

The facilities that produce our New York brand Texas Garlic Toast do not use peanuts or tree nuts.

Thank you for thinking of T. Marzetti Company as a source of information.

Sincerely,

Deb H.
Consumer Services Representative
T. Marzetti Company

Thank you for contacting us about New York Brand® Texas Garlic Toast.

Control of allergens is extremely important to T. Marzetti Company. There are a number of steps we take to assure allergens are controlled within our facilities. First, we identify on our label all of the major allergens as defined by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) according to their labeling requirements.

From a production standpoint, it is not always possible to have dedicated lines at our facilities that produce allergen-free or allergen-specific products. However, our trained associates do follow special handling and cleaning procedures to reduce the risk of cross contamination:

• Peanut and tree nut products are clearly identified and marked upon receipt in the facility.

• Any formulas using these allergens are also clearly identified. Formulas using these ingredients are scheduled at the end of a production run after allergen-free products have been produced.

• Our sanitation crews do a complete breakdown and detailed cleaning of the equipment after running products containing tree nuts or peanuts. The line is inspected and tested by our Quality Assurance department to assure the procedure has been followed and the line has been thoroughly cleaned.

We understand the challenges of managing a diet with allergen concerns and take pride in providing confidence to our consumers that we have an allergen control program that allows them to enjoy many of our products.

We hope this information is helpful. Thanks again for contacting us.

Sincerely,

Deb H.
Consumer Services Representative
T. Marzetti Company