Sunday, February 1, 2009

Hall's Cough Drops

“Thank you for your inquiry concerning the presence of allergens in products produced by our company.

Our company complies with all applicable labeling regulations by the Food and Drug Administration and other regulatory bodies in the U.S. In addition, we have implemented an internal food allergen management policy, pursuant to which we have undertaken the labeling of any known allergens in the following categories: cereals (containing gluten and products of these including wheat, rye, barley, triticale, spelt, kamut, and oats, but not corn, rice, sorghum, or buckwheat)…

All of our Halls products are gluten free.

We appreciate your inquiry and welcome any additional questions you may have regarding any of our products.

Sincerely,

Consumer Relations”

Tropicana Juices

After a number of evasive emails, I finally got the following response from the Tropicana folks:

"We can say there is no gluten added to Tropicana/Dole products that are 100% juice. You can easily determine if a Tropicana product is 100% juice by looking for the Nutrition Facts Panel on the package; the percentage of juice is located just above that panel.

Having consulted further with our plant, we are able to say we don't have any gluten-containing ingredients in plants that produce Tropicana Pure Premium Juices. We hope this information is helpful.

Dan
Tropicana Consumer Relations"