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gf4life
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I e-mailed See's late last week and this was their response today. I also asked which of the gluten free candies were dairy free, so this is included at the end. Please note that they say all of their candies are processed on the same lines that also process candies that include dairy. I would assume that this also means their is a risk of cross-contamination with the candies that contain gluten as well, even though it doesn't state that.

Thank you for visiting Sees.com.  Our Quality Assurance Manager advises

that almost all our candies have the potential to cross contact with

other foods that contain gluten because we use common equipment to

manufacture many of our confections.

At this time there are only eleven (11) items offered by See's that our

Quality Assurance Manager would consider gluten free:

Almond Royals

Toffee-ettes

Assorted Sugar Sticks

Sugar Twists

See's Dark Chocolate with Almonds Candy Bar

See's Milk Chocolate with Almonds Candy Bar

See's Milk Chocolate with Toffee Candy Bar

See's Milk Chocolate Candy Bar

See's Milk Chocolate Novelties  (balls, eggs, clowns, ghosts,

leprechauns, Seegars, hearts, solid rabbits, pumpkins, solid Santas,

coins, etc.)

Milk Chocolate Drops

Super Chocolate Chips (Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips)

Out of the 11 items listed above, the only ones that are dairy free are:

Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, Sugar Sticks and the Sugar Twists.  By Dairy

Free we mean no milk, butter, cream, malt powder, or nonfat milk powder

would be used in making these products.  Although these are not

ingredients in these three items mentioned, all candies manufactured by

See's may contain traces of dairy products.

I hope this information is helpful.  Thank you for your interest in

See's Candies.

Denise Becerra

See's Candies Customer Service

God bless,

Mariann

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I would be leary to eat any of their candies. I use to eat Russell Stovers (and finally tracked my reactions to them) until I read in fine print that the lines were all shared and cross contamination was possible. Just an f.y.i.!! :(

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gf4life Enthusiast
gf4life
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I am really losing my mind over this one...

My husband bought a box of 30 See's lollypops from a co-worker's child's fundraiser. As far as I know they still aren't gluten-free. I don't know why, it is probably barley malt. <_<

Anyhow, does anyone know of a chocolate candy sucker or a safe butterscotch that would make me stop craving these. It is making me crazy. I might have to make him take it back to work and share it or else hide it where we won't be seeing it everyday! I'm not even sure why he bought them, he doesn't eat candy very often and he is starting a new bodybuilding diet and won't be having very many sweet treats! :rolleyes:

I did e-mail them for another gluten-free list to see if it changed, but I do agree that it is risky witht the cross-contamination issues.

God bless,

Mariann

Emme999 Enthusiast
Emme999
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If you want to be truly decadent, try the tropical source chocolate bars & chocolate chips. I think they are new - but it may be that I've just never seen them before! Anyway, I picked up a bag of their semi-sweet chocolate chips a week or two ago and almost reached ... I mean, they were really good ;)

The thing that drew me to the bag was that on the front they say "Gluten free and Dairy free" :o I almost fell over. Safe food!! :D And, oh... they were yummy! Mmm!!! :P This was exceptionally cool for me - since I'm allergic to dairy stuff.

Warning though - at Wild Oats the bars were $2.49

Doesn't it suck how businesses are profiting off of our disease?? :angry: Those BASTARDS!

But mmm... those chips were yummy!! :)

I haven't tried the bars yet but they have a rice crisp bar, an toasted almond bar, hazelnut, and a few others.. hey, here's their website! :)

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Enjoy :)

- Michelle :wub:

gf4life Enthusiast
gf4life
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Thanks Michelle,

I have tried the Tropical Source, my kids like them, but they trigger my soy allergy...

Anyhow, I really want a chocolate flavored candy, not actual chocolate (I get enough of that! :P ). I've got to check if the Nips coffee flavored candies are gluten-free...or maybe Reisin.

God bless,

Mariann

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