Product Updates

[eeyor-fan]

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Bigelow Teas

Nov. 29/05

Thank you for visiting Bigelow Tea's web site. You stated that you are gluten intolerant and would like to know which of our teas contain gluten. The following are teas that contain barley malt and test positive for gluten. While the flavors listed below have been discontinued, you may find them on the store shelf. They are: Apple & Spice Herbal Garden Tea Fruit & Berries Herb Tea Fruit & Berries Iced Tea Hibiscus and Rose Hips Herbal Garden Tea Specially Strawberry Herb Tea Strawberry Herbal Garden Tea The teas listed below contain barley malt, but when tested, showed no results for gluten. They are: Blueberry Harvest Herb Tea Chamomile Mango Herb Tea Cinnamon Spice Herb Tea (was called Sinfully Cinnamon Herb Tea) Take-A-Break loose tea Any tea NOT listed above is gluten free. All of our packaging is also gluten free. We take the required measurements to ensure all of our equipment is well cleaned and maintained to ensure there is no cross contamination with our products that do not contain any gluten. We hope the above responds to your concerns. If you need additional information, please email me at kpangrac@rcbigelow.com. Cordially, Kathy Pangrac Consumer Service Supervisor

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DOVE

doveusa, comments" <Comments.Doveusa@unilever.com

Mon, 28 Nov 2005 10:10:52 -0500

Hi, Thanks for writing! We do not specifically test our products for the presence of gluten, a sticky protein found in some grains such as wheat. Gluten may be present in products that contain derivatives of wheat, oat, rye, and barley. In labeling our products, our company follows the guidelines established by the International Nomenclature for Cosmetics; Ingredients (INCI) process. Therefore, if we use an ingredient derived from a grain such as wheat, oat, rye, and/or barley, those names will appear on the label. One common example is "Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein". If you see this on the label, the material was derived from wheat, so the product may contain gluten. Sadly, we cannot guarantee our products as gluten free since all Dove products travel over the same product lines in manufacturing. Thank you for your interest!

Your friends at Dove

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Olivio Spreads

In a message dated 11/28/2005 8:37:48 AM Eastern Standard Time, customerservice@olivioproducts.com writes:

Dear Ms. Fritzsch, Our Olivio Premium Spread and Olivio Buttery Spray are gluten free. The manufacturing plants where our products are made are also gluten free. Sincerely, Mike Olivio Premium Products

[jerseyangel]

eeyor--Thanks for the update. I just e-mailed Olivio today to check on the spread! My husband bought some and I was hoping I would be able to try it.

[jerseyangel]

WOW--Mark @ Olivio e-mailed me back immediately! I wish other companies were half that quick.

[Becky6]

Thanks! These updates help alot! That was fast! I emailed about Welch's grape pop on saturday and still have not heard back!