Ingredient Notices
Just because a product was safe the last time you purchased it doesn’t mean the ingredients have stayed the same! It is very important to read all labels all of the time. The following food manufacturers have recently worked with FAAN to provide you with information about changes in their product.
January 2012
General Mills
General Mills recently introduced a peanut butter variety of Cheerios cereal. A representative from the company supplied FAAN with this statement:
“We can say with complete confidence that MultiGrain Peanut Butter Cheerios will not cross-contaminate other Cheerios varieties. Currently, Honey Nut Cheerios, Banana Nut Cheerios, and Oat Cluster Cheerios Crunch contain ALMOND. Only Multi Grain Cheerios Peanut Butter contains PEANUTS. All other varieties, including original Cheerios, Multi Grain Cheerios, Apple Cinnamon Cheerios, Chocolate Cheerios, Cinnamon Burst Cheerios, Frosted Cheerios, Fruity Cheerios, and Yogurt Burst Cheerios, do not contain nuts. As always, we highly recommend that consumers consult the allergen listing and the ingredient label on any product they may consume. And for more product information, please visit www.cheerios.com/products”.
November 2011
Nestlé USA would you to know that it is changing the way allergens are labeled on a variety of products.
A “Contains …” statement will be added after the ingredient list, which will continue to list any food allergens directly added to the product. This change will take effect on confectionery products, beverages, ice cream and frozen desserts, baking products, and imported and specialty products. Nestlé’s frozen meals and pizzas already use this labeling.
Also, precautionary statements will now be consolidated to a simple “May contain …” statement.
These changes do not mean there has been a change in the allergens present in our products. Products sold by Nestlé Nutrition, Nestlé Waters, and Nestlé Healthcare are not included in this notice.
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Nestlé Prepared Foods would like you to know that LEAN CUISINE® Culinary Collection Glazed Chicken now includes cashews in the revised recipe. The new packaging clearly highlights the cashews in the front photograph in two ways: cashews are mixed with the green beans and rice, which accompany the chicken and there is a visual cue of a small dish of cashews in the photo background. The product description, which appears both on the front and side of the package, includes this language: “Roasted white meat chicken in a savory lemon tarragon sauce with rice, green beans & cashews.” The new recipe will begin to appear in supermarket freezer sections in late November 2011.
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McDonald’s is currently offering a McFlurry dessert featuring Reese’s® Peanut Butter Cups on a national basis for the approximate time period of Nov. 7 through Dec. 31, 2011. McDonald’s also offers McFlurry desserts featuring Butterfinger® candies and Snickers® candies in select U.S. restaurants. After Dec. 31, the McFlurry dessert featuring Reese’s® Peanut Butter Cups will remain on the menu in select U.S. restaurants. These products contain peanut butter or peanuts. McDonald’s provided additional operations and crew training to help reduce the risk of cross-contact with other products in their restaurants. This includes dedicating special containers and scoops for these products. However, all flavors of McFlurry desserts utilize the same equipment.
McDonald’s also offers Frozen Strawberry Lemonade, which is dispensed on equipment that also dispenses milk ingredients (specifically, yogurt).
McDonald’s wants to make customers with peanut allergies and with milk allergies aware of these products so they can make whatever decisions they deem appropriate when visiting McDonald’s restaurants.
For more information, please contact the McDonald’s Customer Service Center at (800) 244-6227.
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Burger King® restaurants would you to know its onion rings will now contain wheat and milk. New onion rings will be available in some locations in the beginning of November and will be in all restaurants by the end of the month.
Burger King® restaurants encourages its guests to read all ingredient declarations online on www.bk.com in the nutrition and allergen download section. This nutrition page provides the most up-to-date listing of all ingredients, allergens and general nutrition information. For more information, guests can contact Burger King Corp.'s guest relations department at (305) 378-3535.
October 2011
MARS Chocolate North America would like you to know that a new Snickers® bar variety, called Snickers® Slice n' Share, has a different allergen advisory statement than other SNICKERS® bars. The Snickers® Slice n' Share bar states "May Contain Tree Nuts and Wheat" because it is made on equipment that also uses these allergens. Other Snickers® bars continue to state "May Contain Almonds" because they are made on different equipment. Snickers® Slice n' Share, is a 1-lb. bar, which is significantly larger than other Snickers® bars.
Snickers® Slice n' Share bars are available for the holiday season in CVS stores between November and February.
As always, MARS Chocolate North America urges you to read all labels for current allergen information. If you have any questions regarding these changes, please call (800) 551-0702.
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A representative from Wendy's International, Inc. has provided the following notice:
Wendy's® Premium Buns are now buttered and toasted. The buns are brushed with a clarified butter prior to toasting. Clarified butter is butter that has undergone purification to separate the solid particles and the butter oil. The purification process may not remove 100% of the solids; therefore clarified butter may contain trace amounts of milk protein. Individuals with a milk allergy should request the bun to be untoasted.
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General Mills would like you to know that Dark Chocolate Chex Mix labels will be changing. No changes have occurred in the product allergen content (it contains milk, wheat, and soy); this is a change only to the advisory/cautionary “May contain” statement on the label due to a change in the manufacturing location (the product may contain peanuts). Product packaging with the new “May Contain” statement will be on the market in October 2011.
General Mills urges you to read all labels for current allergen information. For more information, contact General Mills Consumer Services at (800) 231-0308.
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General Mills would like you to know that the Fiber One Mocha chewy bars label will be changing. No changes have occurred in the product allergen content; this is a change only to the advisory/cautionary “May Contain” statement on the label due to a change in the manufacturing location. The previous allergen statement was: Contains soy and milk, may contain wheat ingredients; the new allergen statement will be: Contains soy and milk, may contain wheat, peanut, almond, and sunflower ingredients. Product packaging with the new “May Contain” statement will be on the market in October 2011. General Mills urges you to read all labels for current allergen information. For more information, contact General Mills Consumer Services at (800) 231-0308.
September 2011
PowerBar/Nestlé Nutrition would like you to know that the allergen declaration format on PowerBar ProteinPlus Reduced Sugar Bar (chocolate peanut butter variety) labels will be changing. There will no longer be a “Contains:” allergen statement on the product label. All allergen declarations currently exist on the label ingredient statement and will remain as such. No changes have occurred in the product allergen content; this is a change to label format only. Product packaging with this change will be flowing out to the market October 2011.
Nestlé Nutrition encourages its consumers to read the product label for all allergen information. For more information, contact PowerBar Service Center at (800) 587-6937.
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PowerBar/Nestlé Nutrition would like you to know that the allergen declaration format on PowerBar Fruit Smoothie Energy Bar (creamy citrus variety) labels will be changing. There will no longer be a “Contains:” allergen statement on the product label. All allergen declarations currently exist on the label ingredient statement and will remain as such. No changes have occurred in the product allergen content; this is a change to label format only. Product packaging with this change will be flowing out to the market October 2011.
Nestlé Nutrition encourages its consumers to read the product label for all allergen information. For more information, contact PowerBar Service Center at (800) 587-6937.
May 2011
McDonald’s is offering McFlurry desserts featuring Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Butterfinger candies, and Snickers candies in select U.S. restaurants. These products contain peanut butter or peanuts.
McDonald’s provided additional operations and crew training to help reduce the risk of cross-contact with other products in their restaurants. This includes dedicating special containers and scoops for these products. However, all flavors of McFlurry desserts utilize the same equipment.
McDonald’s is also now offering Frozen Strawberry Lemonade product which is dispensed on equipment that also dispenses milk ingredients (specifically, yogurt).
McDonald’s wants to make customers with peanut allergies and with milk allergies aware of these products so they can make whatever decisions they deem appropriate when visiting McDonald’s restaurants.
For more information, please contact the McDonald’s Customer Service Center at (800) 244-6227.
April 2011
MARS Chocolate North America would like you to know that the allergen advisory statement on its ice cream products has changed. Selected MILKY WAY® and DOVE® Ice Cream Bars now include a “May Contain Peanuts, Almonds, and/or Cashews” statement due to use of shared equipment. In addition, SNICKERS® Ice Cream Bars now include a “May Contain Wheat” statement due to use of shared equipment with wheat containing products.
As always, MARS Chocolate North America urges you to read all labels for current allergen information. If you have any questions regarding these changes, please call (800) 551-0895.
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Kraft Foods would like you to know that a change was recently made to the packaging for Baker’s Real Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chunks. The allergen statement “manufactured on equipment that processes milk” has been added to the back of the package as well as an allergen “flag” on the front of the package. Continue to read all labels for current allergen information. For more information, please contact Kraft Foods at (800) 431-1001.
March 2011
Kraft Foods would like you to know that starting in March 2011, the allergen advisory statement for KRAFT Thousand Island Dressing indicates that this product contains egg. The advisory statement, “This product contains egg,” on the front label, as well as the allergen information on the back label, will appear on all bottles of KRAFT Thousand Island Dressing. In addition, the product now contains red bell peppers and a natural Thousand Island flavor.
Because product formulations may change from time to time, consumers are strongly encouraged to read the package label prior to every purchase. For more information, contact the company by visiting its website at www.kraftfoods.com or calling (800) 847-1997.
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Kashi Foods would like you to know that starting in May 2011, the allergen advisory statement for Kashi® TLC® All Natural Crunchy Granola Bars will indicate that this product may contain peanuts. The allergen advisory statement will now state “May Contain Peanuts and Other Tree Nuts.” This advisory statement will appear on all Kashi® TLC® All Natural Crunchy Granola Bars varieties: Honey Toasted 7-Grain, Pumpkin Spice Flax, and Roasted Almond Crunch.
Because product formulations may change from time to time, consumers are strongly encouraged to read the package label prior to every purchase. For more information, call the company at (877) 747-2467 or visit www.kashi.com.
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General Mills would like you to know that Nature Valley Chewy Trail Mix Bars Dark Chocolate & Nut and Cranberry Pomegranate labels will be changing. No changes have occurred in the product allergen content; this is a change only to the advisory/cautionary "May Contain" statement on the label due to a change in the manufacturing location. Product packaging with the new “May Contain” statement will be on the market in March 2011.
General Mills urges you to read all labels for current allergen information. For more information, contact General Mills Consumer Services at (800) 231-0308.
February 2011
As of March 1, The Hershey Company will begin producing the Hershey’s Kisses Milk Chocolates filled with Cherry Cordial Crème and Hershey’s Kisses Milk Chocolates filled with Caramel on a line that manufactures peanut-containing products. As a result, the following allergen statement is being added to the packages: “Allergy information: Manufactured on the same equipment that processes peanuts.”
During a transition period, both the original and relocated products will continue to be in the marketplace. The labels accurately reflect the ingredient and allergen information for the products. Therefore, read the labels carefully. It should be noted that the products also continue to contain milk and soy lecithin.
For more information, please contact The Hershey Company at (800) 468-1714.
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Amy’s Kitchen would like you to know that due to the presence of soy in the tortillas used to make Amy’s Kitchen Cheese Enchilada and Cheese Enchilada Whole Meal, the packaging on these products has been changed to reflect the presence of soy. This change applies to products with Lot 10-I290 only.
If you have any questions regarding the change, please call (707) 781-7535 or e-mail amy@amyskitchen.net.
October 2010
Pepperidge Farm has added some new cookies to their American Cookie Collection, and are reformulating or discontinuing others.
The reformulated cookies that have allergen changes have been flagged to alert consumers on the back of the bag, just under the fold-over area, and on the ingredient listing. A summary of changes include:
Cookies Containing Wheat, Milk, Soy Lecithin, Egg, Almond, Cashew, Macadamia, Pecan, and Walnut
Tahoe – White Chocolate Macadamia: Chocolate Chunk Crispy Cookie
Sausalito – Milk Chocolate Macadamia: Chocolate Chunk Crispy Cookie
Chesapeake – Dark Chocolate Pecan: Chocolate Chunk Crispy Cookie
Soft-Baked Sausalito – Milk Chocolate Macadamia: Cookies
Soft-Baked Sonoma – Dark Chocolate Almond Cherry: Cookies
Cookies Containing Wheat, Milk, Soy Lecithin, and Egg
Soft-Baked Mystic – Sugar Cookies
Soft-Baked Sanibel – Snickerdoodle Cookies
Soft-Baked Santa Cruz – Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
If you have any questions, please contact Pepperidge Farms at (888) 737-7374.
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