Haagen-Dazs "Five" ice cream

Just got off the phone with Haagen-Dazs about their new “Five” line of ice creams. These ice creams have only five all natural ingredients—and the company verified that they’re gluten free!

I asked the representative about processing. After each ice cream flavor they take the machines apart, wash and sanitize them, and inspect them to make sure they’re clean before they do another run. So no risk of cross-contamination, either.

The customer service rep also told me that most of their ice creams, except ones like cookie dough, ones with granola, etc. are gluten free. I’ve got to say, though, that the “Five” ice creams are delicious, particularly the Passion Fruit which is hard to find on the mainland.

I also suggested that they label their products “gluten free.” The rep told me that she’s received lots of calls about that and said she’d pass my comment on to marketing/advertising.

A Puzzling Email from Breyer's

I wrote to Unilever to ask them to indicate on their products which ones
are gluten free.  This is their enigmatic reply:

Hello,

Thank you for your inquiry about gluten in Breyers, Klondike, Good Humor
and Popsicle brand products.

Unilever Ice Cream is a member of the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
and the Food Allergy Resource and Research Program.

* We recommend consumers read the label each time before buying our
product.

* If gluten is present, it is clearly listed in plain language on the
ingredient label (i.e., wheat flour, rye, barley, oats, and malt). Malt
is a barley based ingredient.

* We do not publish a list of gluten-free flavors.

* We work closely with ingredient and packaging suppliers to verify
gluten in all ingredient components including natural flavors, colors,
and spices.

* Some flavorings may contain ethyl alcohol. However, because the
alcohol is distilled, they would not pose a threat to anyone who is
gluten intolerant. However, gluten is NOT listed if it is a natural
component of another ingredient.

* We apologize for any inconvenience.

Kind regards,
Your friends at Good Humor-Breyers