Re: Re: peter rabbit foods written confirmation

[Guest guest]

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>>

>> sorry the ingredients on the tomato sauce are apple cider vinegar,

> what ill do is ask her to go back to her sources and get written

> confirmation from them, that there is no corn syrup in the honey,

> that its clear and that they do not add sugar etc etc

>

> thanks

>

> emma

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>>> Dear Emma,

>>>

>>> Thank you for your email, please accept my apologies for this

>>> delayed response. Rabbit Organic products do not at any

> stage

>>> of its processing have any salt or sugar added, when we need to

>>> sweeten products for taste we use apple juice or honey.

Emma,

Why does her email say " apple juice " ?

Carol F.

Celiac, MCS, Latex Allergy, EMS

SCD 6 years

[Guest guest]

> hi this is their response, should i ask for more?

>

> Dear Emma,

>

> Katharine has forwarded your email on to me.

>

>

> The apple juice, apple concentrate and apple vinegar are not

> composite ingredients and do not have any sugar added to them or

> indeed any other ingredients. As Katharine has stated already, we

> do not add any sugar to the products, and when we want to sweeten a

> product we use honey or apple juice. The list of ingredients you

> see on the packaging is complete - we do not have any 'hidden'

> ingredients, and any composite ingredients (e.g. flour blends) are

> declared in full.

Try making sauce with fresh seeded and peelesd tomatoes instead of

canned juice whiule you are waiting to hear from . I am not

sure what she means by her first sentence. I believe concentrate is not

legal except in Welch's Grape Juice.

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>

Carol F.

Celiac, MCS, Latex Allergy, EMS

SCD 6 years

[Guest guest]

Hi Emma,

I'm sorry this is such a confusing issue. Here's my take on it.

I am a little uncertain of their statement:

<<when we want to sweeten a product we use honey or apple juice.>>

The reason why this makes me uncomfortable is based on what I know about U.S.

manufacturers... so it may not be relevant. The U.K. may have different labeling

laws. Over here, I know manufacturers can get away with not declaring something

if it is less than 2% of the total ingredients.

At certain times of the year, based on what vegetables and fruits they can

obtain to put into their product, their " taste testers " may determine that a

product needs a " tidge " of sweetening to maintain consistancy in the product.

For example, here in the U.S., if a cannery is making up a batch of

applesauce.... and the particular apples are not as sweet as they would like,

they are concerned with making sure their customers do not detect a difference

in sweetness.... and therefore might add just a bit of " apple juice

concentrate " , without declaring it. After all, it *is* made of apples.... so if

the ingredient says " apples " , they are in the clear, and don't need to print up

new labels.

I'm sure most companies would not see this as deceptive, because they might feel

that apple juice concentrate is the same as " apples " , when it comes to labeling.

Trouble is, that particular concentrate is NOT okay when it comes to SCD. Elaine

felt that apple and pear were especially troublesome when it comes to filtering

and concentrating the juices.

I am sure the Rabbit company has only the best of intentions, but I am

just not sure exactly what they mean by that statement above. Does that mean

that if the tomatoes are quite sweet enough, that they will add apple juice

concentrate to the tomato sauce? Or only to the other products? I'm just not

sure. It seems there *might* be a small margin of error there.

As with any pre-made product, we always say that this is a personal choice. If

you are satisfied with their explanation (best in writing... a hard copy, not

e-mail), and decide to use the product, be watchful for any lack of progress or

other symptoms.... and pull that product out of your child's diet if he/she is

not making the progress you were hoping for.

And as others have said, be aware that companies often change their policies

without notifying consumers... so that a product you've been safely using for

years may suddenly be changed without advance warning.

Patti

Re: peter rabbit foods written confirmation

hi this is their response, should i ask for more?

Dear Emma,

Katharine has forwarded your email on to me.

I am waiting to hear back from the supplier regarding whether runny

honey or set honey is used and will respond to you when I hear

back. I am afraid that this may take a few days or possibly a

couple of weeks as the factory closes this week for the French

summer holiday, but I will reply to you as soon as I hear from them.

The apple juice, apple concentrate and apple vinegar are not

composite ingredients and do not have any sugar added to them or

indeed any other ingredients. As Katharine has stated already, we

do not add any sugar to the products, and when we want to sweeten a

product we use honey or apple juice. The list of ingredients you

see on the packaging is complete - we do not have any 'hidden'

ingredients, and any composite ingredients (e.g. flour blends) are

declared in full.

If your children are on a sugar-free diet as you have described the

Rabbit Organics products are suitable for them.

Kind regards

Towers

Marketing & ng

Buxton Foods Ltd

www.buxtonfoods.com

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