Oregon Ice Cream Co. Brands Mostly Gluten Free

[nannyb]

I recently called Oregon Ice Cream Company to check on the gluten free status of their ice cream.

Cascade Glacier is sold commercially in three gallon tubs. My daughters camp uses it as does the ice cream parlor we visited recently. The label on the tub warned that it was manufactured in a plant that also uses gluten. Standard disclaimer.

The company receptionist transferred me to a number and I left a message. They called back within ten minutes with a warm and helpful response. If only all of the companies could be so nice and pleasant to deal with.

Basically they said the following.

The products are gluten free unless obvious flavor type (cookie dough, cookies and cream etc.) And they take special care to batch any ice cream manufacturing that has potential allergens to be produced at the same time. Everything with nuts done at one time. Things with gluten another. They also said that they are careful to clean the lines between any runs of different flavors. He could not, of course, say there is no chance of cross-contamination but who can legally or morally ever say that. But he did know what I was asking and explained in detail the company methods for handling it in much more detail than I report here. So I felt good about telling my daughter she could have the ice cream at camp, phew, it is great to have one less thing to worry about.

Wanted to share with everyone. I don't know how regional some of their brands are. But their website lists the following brands:

Cascade Glacier

Julie's Organic

Denali

Oregon's Dutch Girl

Northwest Creamery

Private Label From website "The list of national brands and store chains that have us manufacturing their ice cream: Dryers/Edy's, Food Service of America, Albertson's, Jamba Juice & Soy Delicious. "

Remember that they may just manufacture Alberton's and Dryers in the local area and not throughout the country. Reminds me Albertson's gluten free list does not list ice cream at all, wonder why!