| Athenos |
4/08 |
In the FAQ section of their website they state "No, Athenos cheese or hummus products do not contain gluten, MSG, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, or sulfites." (This would include their blue and gorgonzola cheeses.) www.athenos.com |
| Cabot Cheese |
4/08 |
The Cabot Cheese website in the FAQ section states: "All of Cabot's products are free of gluten. Any and all ingredients, anticaking agents, etc. are researched and verified to be gluten-free." www.cabotcheese.com |
| Dannon |
4/08
2/08 |
By typing in the eFAQ box asking about gluten in their products, the following information is given: " Dannon Plain yogurts (Lowfat, Nonfat and Natural) are all gluten safe. However, all other Dannon yogurts cannot be designated as gluten safe because the natural flavor systems used might have ingredients added to stabilize the flavor. The stabilizing ingredients may be derived from gluten sources." www.dannon.com
A note from the magazine Gluten-Free Living posted 2/08: "Gluten-Free Living can set the record straight on the use of wheat in the natural flavors in Dannon yogurt.
In a post to the list, Cathy Frank asked how Dannon could use wheat in
the ethanol used to flavor its yogurt without putting it on the label.
She wrote that such use would violate the Food Allergen and Consumer
Protection Act, or FALCPA, which requires the labeling of wheat anytime
it is used in a food, including when wheat is used in flavors. And she
is right about the law.
Dannon's official position is that its yogurt is not "gluten safe" because the natural flavors contain ethanol that is derived from a
source that could contain gluten.
In our Summer 2007 issue, we posed this same question to a spokesperson
from Dannon who researched it and assured us wheat is not used to make
the natural flavors. However, he could not be sure other gluten
containing grains, particularly barley, are not used. Barley is not
included in the allergens that have to be listed under FALCPA.
Consequently, Dannon's official position is that it's yogurt is not "gluten safe." The plain yogurt is an exception and is considered gluten
safe.
But there is more to this story because ethanol is always distilled.
Distillation removes the protein harmful to those who have celiac
disease.
We will email a copy of the full article on flavorings in yogurt to
anyone who requests a copy by contacting us at gfliving2003@yahoo.com"
Ann Whelan, Editor/Publisher, Gluten-Free Living, www.glutenfreeliving.com, 914-231-6361 |
| Kemps |
4/08 |
Kemp's website includes gluten information in the "Ask the Cows" "Lactose/Allergies" section stating "Kemps products including milk, sour cream, cottage cheese and yogurt are gluten free. Ice cream itself is gluten free but may contain inclusions which contain gluten." They also list those flavors of ice cream that do contain gluten. www.kemps.com |
| Mountain High Yoghurt |
4/08 |
From the FAQ section of their website they state: "Yes, all Mountain High Yoghurt products are gluten free". www.mountainhighyoghurt.com |
| Rosenborg cheese |
4/08 |
"All Rosenborg cheeses are made with mold cultures that are gluten free. It is thus safe to eat for people that are allergic to Gluten." www.rosenborg.com |
| Saco Buttermilk |
4/08 |
In their FAQ section they list their products which are GF, which include their buttermilk products. http://www.sacofoods.com/faqproducts.html
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| Sargento Cheese |
4/08 |
In the FAQ section of the Sargento website they state that most of their cheeses are gluten free. The exception they mention is Sargento Blue Cheese, which is not GF . "The source of vinegar in Sargento Ricotta Cheese can vary: however, it is triple distilled, and to the best of our knowledge, no gluten is present." www.sargentocheese.com |
| Stonyfield yogurts |
6/08 |
Stonyfield is now a participant in the Gluten-Free Certification Program. Therefore, any of their products that are gluten-free will be so noted on the packaging.
"All of our yogurts, smoothies, and soy-yogurts – except for our YoBaby Plus Fruit & Cereal, YoKids Squeezers, Oikos Greek Yogurt, and frozen yogurt – are certified gluten-free by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization (GFCO). And we’re in the process of getting our other products certified too.
We didn’t change these yogurts, smoothies, and soy-yogurts to make them
gluten-free. They already were gluten-free. The only change is that
we’ve completed the certification process administered by the GFCO and
can now officially say “gluten-free” and print the GFCO symbol on our
packages." www.stonyfield.com
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| Tillamook |
4/08 |
In the FAQ section of their website it states: "You will be happy to hear that
all of our cheese, yogurt, yogurt smoothies, butter, and sour cream products
are gluten free, as are most of our Ice Cream flavors.
Ice cream flavors listing
any ingredients such as pie, cookie dough, cake, etc. will contain gluten.
The following is a list of Tillamook Ice Cream flavors
that do contain gluten: Caramel Toffee Crunch, Cookies and Cream, Chocolate
Chip Cookie Dough, German Chocolate Cake, and Marionberry Pie. http://www.tillamookcheese.com/ |
| Yoplait Yogurts |
4/08 |
Yoplait is a subsidiary of General Mills. Their policy is to clearly label any ingredient containing gluten. Just read the label, and if wheat, barley, rye or oats is not mentioned, the product is gluten free. General Mills 763-764-7600 |
