Does my product contain allergens?
Specific to food allergies, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that the following nine substances cause 90 percent of all allergic reactions: milk, soy, eggs, fish, shellfish, peanuts, tree nuts, sesame and wheat. Â (Tree nuts are defined as Almond, Beech nut, Brazil nut, Butternut, Cashew, Chestnut (Chinese, American, European, Seguin), Chinquapin, Coconut, Filbert/hazelnut, Ginko nut, Hickory nut, Lichee nut, Macadamia nut/Bush nut, Pecan, Pine nut/Pinon nut, Pili nut, Pistachio, Sheanut, Walnut (English, Persian, Black, Japanese, California), Heartnut or any ingredient derived from these.) Â
If our products contain any of these allergens, we specifically note it in the ingredient list on the label.
Our plants have policies and procedures in place to identify these top 8 allergens and take the steps necessary to eliminate risks associated with the cross contamination of allergen- and non-allergen-containing products.