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Showing posts with label popular foods. Show all posts
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Friday, January 20, 2012

Girl Scout Cookies by Little Brownie Bakers...

I read somewhere that there are 2 bakeries that make GS cookies...  one is Little Brownie Bakers and here are the salient parts of their allergy policy (I omitted the self-serving boiler plate that is in every mfr policy):
... Peanuts, tree nuts, egg, cow's milk, wheat, soybean, fish, and shellfish account for 90% of food allergies in the US. These allergen ingredients are required to be labeled on food products when they are present as an ingredient. On our products the side panel provides an allergy box which is located below the ingredient statement. The allergen box clearly states the top 8 allergens contained inside each package....

We do use a may contain statement for peanuts and tree nuts when the product is produced on a line that shares equipment with another product that does contain peanuts or tree nuts. Scientific evidence has shown that consumers with peanut and tree nut allergies can have a severe reaction to amounts that are below the current detectable limits based on existing technology.

Beyond the top eight allergens, all ingredients are declared within the ingredient statement.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Pizza

Costco - SAFE

Totino's Party Pizza (cheese) - safe

Little Caesar's - safe

Domino's - NOT SAFE if the ovens have been used for any "gourmet" items (like sandwiches) because they cant say the ingredients they used are safe (e.g. sauce, bread)

Uno's Pizzeria, 29 E. Ohio - UNSAFE BUT CAN MICROWAVE UP WHAT WE BRING, no nuts on menu, but desserts are made in facilities that handle peanuts and tree nuts and they have a small kitchen.   Choc chip cookies are baked in the pizza oven. They can microwave a pizza we bring but cannot bake it in a sealed foil packet.

Pizzeria Due, 619 N Wabash, - UNSAFE BUT CAN BAKE WHAT WE BRING FOR $7 (price of the individual cheese pizza), no nuts on menu but desserts are made in facilities that handle peanuts and tree nuts.  Choc chip cookies aer baked in the pizza oven.  They can bake our pizza in sealed foil packet but will charge us as if we bought their personal cheese pizza.

Malnati's, 1120 North State Street - SAFE!  Separate pizza and food line.  No nuts on menu.  YEA!