Chocolate Soy Milk Recall
Like many parents of food allergic kids, I don’t buy many processed or manufactured goods. They contain, or might possibly be cross-contaminated with, allergens. When I have no choice but to buy commercially manufactured products, I cringe at disclaimers such as, “made in a facility that also manufactures milk, eggs, peanuts, and tree nuts.” Even worse, “made on shared equipment with milk, eggs, peanuts, and tree nuts.”
Over the years, I have seen disclaimers on (or contacted customer service departments of) most major brands of soy milk and rice milk. Invariably, each manufacturer says its products are produced in facilities that also process peanuts, tree nuts, and milk. But unless I’m going to start making my own calcium-fortified milk substitutes –which is actually harder than it sounds, by the way– I have little alternative to purchasing soy milk or rice milk that is manufactured in facilities that also process many of the allergens to which my daughter is so severely allergic.
Today’s recall of single serving size of chocolate Silk Soy milk is a wake-up call to me. These single serving size soy milks had seemed perfect for snacks on-the-go: school, playground, pool, car, airplane. I might reconsider substituting water bottles or juice boxes in those situations, and reserve the soy milk for shared mealtimes under closer parental supervision.
If you know of a brand of soy milk or rice milk that is produced in a dairy-free, nut-free facility, please drop a comment. I would be extremely interested and grateful to know more about it.
For those of you interested in the recall announcement, click here:
Allergy Alert on Undeclared Dairy in 11-Ounce Single Serve Silk Soymilk Chocolate Flavor in Plastic Bottles
Wednesday April 23, 4:14 pm ET
MOUNT CRAWFORD, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–WhiteWave Foods Company is voluntarily recalling 11-ounce plastic single serve bottles of Silk Soymilk Chocolate Flavor because it may contain undeclared milk protein. The individual bottles are printed with both a “use by” date of May 7, 2008 (printed as 05 07 08) and a Universal Product Code (UPC) of 2529360028. Consumers can find this information on the back of the individual bottle.
People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk protein run the risk of a health problem or illness if they consume this product. Some reactions have been reported….
