Brett2077 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 My fiance and I are trying to do some trial runs before we start our whole 30 on 1/1, so we've been going over labels a lot more now. I often see the ingredients look all right, but then it says may contain trace amounts of: milk, wheat, etc. I think this is only because of the packaging plant, but want to know if it's fine, limit, or avoid. All input is appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted November 14, 2012 Moderators Share Posted November 14, 2012 I don't think those warnings are anything to worry about unless you have food sensitivities. However, most of the canned or bagged foods I use don't have such a warning, so I'm curious about where you are seeing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsteen Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Personally I never bother with this. Basically they're just covering their arses so that if you have an actual allergy, you know, like even a trace of peanut etc can kill you, you can't sue them if you have a reaction to their product. As you say it just means these products are used in the same factory and there might be a remote chance of airborne contamination but nothing to worry about - unless of course it would kill you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsteen Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 They're on a lot of products over here. There's been so much 'elf 'n' safety, that to claim a product is for instance 'nut free', it must be made on a production line that never uses nuts for anything and is air sealed from the possibility of cross contamination. Therefore a lot of manufacturers state "may contain traces of..." as that legally covers them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancy H. Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 I was wondering the same thing. I bought a jar of dry roasted Macadamia Nuts. It says: Ingredients: Macadamia Nuts; On the next line it says: Contains: Macadamia nuts. May contain: peanuts, cashews, almonds, brazil nuts, hazelnuts, pecans, pistachios, walnuts, coconut, soy milk, wheat. This is crazy as the jar obviously has Macadamia nuts in it. What gives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett2077 Posted November 14, 2012 Author Share Posted November 14, 2012 Tom, This morning it was on a jar of Great Value salsa, but I've noticed it on other products (mostly GV) as well. Canned goods seem to contain it often too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted November 14, 2012 Moderators Share Posted November 14, 2012 I think Kirsteen is right. The notes are just legal cover and nothing to worry about for Whole30 purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett2077 Posted November 14, 2012 Author Share Posted November 14, 2012 Thanks Tom! One more quick question, what about silicon dioxide? I was seeing that a lot in the spice cabinet last night. I can pronounce it, but not sure on some of those types of things. It usually would say that the silicon dioxide was used for free flowing or as an anti-caking agent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted November 15, 2012 Moderators Share Posted November 15, 2012 I prefer foods without it, but silicon dioxide is not a deal breaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyce Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 It was actually a law in the US that was passed about 7/8 years ago that if anything with any of the 8 main allergens (nuts, eggs, milk, wheat, soy, etc) is produced in the same plant at any time, they have to label it. Having a child with food allergies (although not the main 8), it was a huge positive addition to the labeling. Aparently, egg has about 30 different formats in ingredients lists-- none that contain the word egg. We have a plain M&M plant 20 miles away that has to label "may contain peanuts" because 10+ years ago they produces plain and peanut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alissafoo Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 This is great- I've been looking for this answer. I've seen this label on both pistachios and almond containers from WF. Glad to know this is okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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