Safeway's response to inquiry in GF status

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Dana

Dear Ms. Colan:

We received your request for information on Safeway private label products for

those troubled with gluten-induced enteropathy or celiac-sprue. While we are

somewhat familiar with the malabsorption syndrome, we do not presume to

prescribe any of our products for any specific diet(s). On the other hand, we

are happy to provide what information we have which might be useful to you.

For your information, we have over 5,000 different products in our Safeway

private label product line and we do not have a listing of ingredients available

for the general public on each of these items so we are not able to comply with

all requests. We do suggest that you read carefully all ingredient labeling

information on products that you purchase.

We can tell you that our frozen vegetables and fruits should be okay since they

do not contain any other ingredients but the vegetables or fruits themselves.

The exception to this would be our frozen vegetables in sauce.

Another group of items that would be acceptable are non-breaded seafood items,

poultry that has not been breaded or stuffed, and our Lucerne/SELECT eggs. In

other words, all fresh meats, seafood's and eggs.

Acceptable dairy items would be all fluid milks, except chocolate milk when

starch is added and the source is not listed, cottage cheese and natural

cheeses. Most bakery items we believe would not be acceptable for use in this

diet.

We have taken the initiative to solicit all of our suppliers for lists of their

products that are gluten free. This list is attached for your easy reference.

As near as we can determine, the information we've provided is correct; however,

we cannot guarantee that changes will not occur from time to time in our

ingredient listings, or vendor changes that would affect processing methods or

raw ingredients therefore we do recommend that you verify ingredients with us

from time to time. We do appreciate your interest in our Safeway Brand products

and hope that we have been of some help to you.

Please note that these products also apply to Vons, Dominick's, Randalls and Tom

Thumb

Genuardis (SELECT only)

SELECT Brand

BBQ Sauce (Honey Mustard)

Carbonated Beverage, Clear Sparkling Water (all varieties)

Chocolate Chips

Cocoa Mix (European)

Coffee Beverage, Instant Flavored (maltodextrin corn based)

Dressings (Basil Ranch, Roasted Red Pepper & Garlic Vinaigrette, Raspberry

Vinaigrette, Blue Cheese, Cranberry/Orange, and Harvest Vegetable)

Enchilada Sauce (vinegar distilled w/wood, pulp)

Gourmet Dipping Sauces (Cook'n Grill Plum and Honey Mustard)

Jams/Jellies

Mayonnaise (Regular, Reduced Fat and Fat Free distilled w/wood)

Mustard (Classic/Country Dijon)

Refrigerated Pasta Sauces (Classic Pesto, Creamy Parmesan Basil, Garden

Vegetable & Herb, Light Alfredo, and Roasted Garlic & Mushroom)

Rice (Basmati – All)

Sausage, Chicken (Apple, Parmesan, Basil, and Tomato)

Sausage, Turkey (Italian)

Steak Sauce

Southwest Salsa (all varieties)

Truffles (Chocolate/Raspberry, Mocha, Butterscotch, and Milk Chocolate)

Tuna (Tongol)

Verdi Pasta/Marinara Sauce (all)

Vinegar (Seasoned Rice)

Whole Bean Coffees, flavored

Winners Thirst Quencher (Lemon Lime, Lemon Ice, Orange, Lemon, Tropical, Fruit

Punch, Glacier Wave, Tangerine Freeze, and Amazon Freeze)

ENLIGHTEN Brand

Dressings (Honey Mustard, Roasted Sweet Pepper & Garlic Vinaigrette, Garden

Italian, and Balsamic & Red Wine Vinaigrette)

HEALTHY ADVANTAGE Brand

Corn Chowder

Split Pea w/Ham

Vegetarian Chili

SAFEWAY Brand

Apple Sauce (Cups, Natural and Sweetened)

Aspartame Sweetener

Black Olives

Butterscotch Chips

Canned Beans (Pork & Beans, Light & Dark Red Kidney, Pinto, Blackeye, and Chick)

Cashews, Halves & Pieces and Whole

Cereal* (Fruity Nuggets, Puffed Corn, Golden Corn Nuggets)

Cheese Curls & Cheese Puffs

Cheese Spread, Aerosol (American, Cheddar and Sharp)

SAFEWAY Brand (cont.)

Chicken Broth

Chocolate Chips (Semi Sweet, Real Chocolate)

Coconut (Sweetened)

Corned Beef Hash

Corn Starch

Cranberry Sauce (Whole and Jellied)

Cream Style Corn

Deluxe Mixed Nuts

Dried Beans (Pink, Great Northern, Lentils, Black, Blackeye, Small White, Large

Lima, Small Red, Green Split, Light Red Kidney, Pinto, Baby Lima, and Navy)

Dried Fruit (Prunes, Raisins, Apricots, Peach, Apple, and Cherry)

Extracts & Pure Spices** (if gluten, ingredient statement will declare)

Fruit Snacks (all)

Grated Parmesan Cheese (3, 8 & 16oz.)

Instant Rice

Hot Cocoa Mix (with and w/o Marshmallows and Fat Free)

Honey (Pure and Creamed)

Instant Breakfast

Instant Puddings and Instant Gelatins

Iced Tea Mix

Jams/Jellies

Juices (Tomato, Lemonade, Pineapple, Apple, Orange, Prune, White/Pink

Grapefruit, Rudy Red, Grape, Cranberry, Cranberry/Raspberry, Cranberry/Apple,

and Cranberry/Grape)

Ketchup

Lemon Juice

Limeade

Maraschino Cherries

Marshmallows

Microwave Popcorn (all varieties)

Milk (Sweetened, Condensed)

Mixed Nuts w/Peanuts

Mustard

Oils, edible

Onion Soup Mix

Peanuts, Dry Roasted and Roasted/Salted Spanish

Pudding Snack Cups (Banana, Butterscotch, Chocolate Fudge, Tapioca, Chocolate,

and Vanilla)

Peanut Butter (Reg. & Reduced Fat Smooth and Crunchy)

Popcorn Cakes**

Refried Beans

Salad Dressing (Light & Regular Zesty Italian, Creamy Italian, Light & Regular

Ranch, Ranch w/Bacon, FatFree & Regular 1000 Island, and California)

Salsa Con Queso

Sauerkraut

Splash (Tropical, Strawberry/Kiwi, and Berry)

SAFEWAY Brand (cont.)

Sprinkles (Holiday, Halloween, Valentines, Christmas, and Easter)

Sugar (Granulated, Powdered, and Brown)

Sugar Free Mixes (Iced Tea, Lemonade, and Raspberry)

Syrup (Old Fashioned, Light, and Butter Light)

Tomato Juice and Clamato (Canada)

Tomato products (all canned)

Tortilla Strips, Nacho Cheese, and Golden Chips (Casa del Pueblo)

Tuna, Chunk Light

Vinegar, White Distilled

SAFEWAY Brand Refrigerated

Aerosol Whipping Cream (Light and Non Dairy)

Butter

Cheese, Processed Sliced and Brick

Cooked Ham, 95% Fat Free

Cottage Cheese (except fruit added)

Cream Cheese (soft, bars, onion/chive, strawberry, garden vegetable, light,

Neufchatel, fatfree, whipped spread)

Dips (French Onion, Clam, Bacon Onion, Green Onion, Ranch, Avacado, Guacamole)

Egg Substitute (Best of the Egg)

Margarine

Milk Drinks (Mocha Cappuccino, Chill'n Chocolate, Very Berry Strawberry,

Marvelous, and Vanilla Shake)

Orange Juice

Soups (Potato Leak, Fire Roasted Tomato, Hearty Vegetable Beef, New England Clam

Chowder, and Minestroni)

Vegetable Oil Spreads, 70%, 37% Light, and 70% ¼ lb sticks (Homestyle)

Whipped Topping (Regular/Light and Lactose Free)

MANOR HOUSE

Turkey

LUCERNE Brand

Buttermilk

Cream Cheese, Regular/Fat Free Neuchatel

Coffee Creamer, flavored

Egg Nog

Half & Half

Sour Cream, Regular, LowFat/NonFat

String Cheese

Whipping Cream (Regular/Light/Heavy)

Yogurt, Pre-Stirred LowFat/NonFat, Yo on the Go and Yo Cups

SAFEWAY Brand frozen

Hash Browns (Shredded and Southern Style)

Potatoes (Crinkle Cut, French Fried, O'Brien, Restaurant style Crinkle Cut,

Shoestring, Steak Cut, Twice Baked)

Orange Juice Concentrate

SELECT/Safeway/Lucerne Brand

Frozen Desserts – Ice Cream (w/o inclusions i.e. candy pieces, chocolate chips

etc.)

Sorbet and Sherbet

OMNI BRANDS

Tampico Juice

DELI

Primo Taglio Turkey (all varieties)

Primo Taglio Lunch Meats:

Pastrami, Roast Beef, Salame, Mortadella, Beef Strip Loin and Corned Beef

Primo Taglio Ham (all varieties)

Primo Taglio Cheeses:

Ceasar Jack Yes

Regular Jack Yes

Imported Swiss No

Lacy Swiss No

Smoke Fontina No

Imported Aged White Cheddar Yes

American Cheddar Yes

Danish Havarti Yes

Crumbled Danish Blue Yes

Provolone Yes

Shredded Asiago Yes

Muenster Yes

Hot Pepper Jack Yes

Salsas

St. Louis BBQ Ribs

SAFEWAY/SELECT Non-Food

Antacid Tablets (Peppermint, Fruit, Wintergreen)

Calcium Tablets (500mg corn starch; 600mg potato starch)

Central-Vite w/Lutein

Children's Chewable Vitamins (All)

Maximum Strength Suphedrine

Micro Coated Aspirin

Night Time Cold Medicine (Nyquil)

Nutritional Supplement

Orange Flavored Natural Vegetable Powder

* Must avoid cereals where Malt Syrup/Malt Flavorings are used - these malt

products are generally derived from Barley.

** Spices not run on dedicated line - Popcorn Cakes, w/the exception of White

Cheddar and Mini Caramel Corn, are Gluten-free; however, these products are not

run on a dedicated line. White Cheddar is run last with a thorough line clean

at end of production.

If you would like any additional information on our Safeway Brand products you

can call our Corporate Brands Department at 1-888-723-3929 an an associate will

be happy to address your issue.

Thank you again for your inquiry. If you would like to discuss this further,

please reply to this email or call our toll free number at 1-877-723-3929 and

reference contact I.D. 5519531. One of our associates will be happy to assist

you.

We appreciate your business and look forward to seeing you soon. Thank you for

shopping at Safeway

Sincerely,

Tiana Pinon

Customer Service Representative

--Original Message--

This comment was submitted by Dana Colan from 67.115.154.90 at 3/12/2004

4:22:22 PM:

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Email : DanaColan@...

Phone Number: (415)586-5171

Comments:I recently found out I have Celiac Disease, and I was wondering

if you have a list of gluten-free items available at Safeway. I would

especially like to know if your Safeway brand/ Lucerne yogurts are gluten

free (it doesn't say what is in the natural flavors), and other Safeway

brand items. I used to buy more Safeway brand products because they are

the best deal. I hope I can still buy your yogurts, etc!

Thank you!

Dana

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