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A WORD OF WARNING ABOUT SAINSBURY'S OWN BRAND PRODUCT LABELING

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Chandra · 12/10/2005 13:02

A word of warning about Sainsbury's own brand products labeling:

Products may contain MORE allergy inducing ingredients than those described in the label

DS had a strong reaction to Sainsbury's' own Baked Beans and Sausages a couple weeks ago after accidentally having some at nursery. I checked the label and there was nothing there that can justify such reaction in DS apart from something that was described as "flavourings". I rang their customer service and, though very helpful, told me they could not give me the details of those flavourings because they had to protect their formulas from their competition. So after some negociating I give them the list of foods that DS is allergic to to see if they could find the item in their secret flavourings.

They come back to me saying about the tomato sauce of the beans containing MILK. DS is very allergic to milk but has never had a reaction of that kind or strenght after having it, so I assume there's another "secret ingredient" there that we are not aware DS is allergic to. However, I thought it was very important for you, who have or have children with severe allergies to milk to know about it.

Hope that helps, I don't know how to pass this information to more mothers of allergic children than those in Mumsnet, but if you know how to, please pass the word.

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bobbybob · 14/10/2005 08:14

I haven't been caught out for ages - but ds and I met yawning monster and went to a farm, it took me ages to drive back and I ran out of food. So we called at McDonalds.

Can't have chips now because the allergen free beef tallow was causing obesity in children that ate there 3 times a week. So now it's veggie oil with preservatives in it. The preservatives in the bun are just tolerable (though much bursting into tears and dramatic "NO" the next day), we ask them to leave everything else except the meat. They must think I am a completely joyless woman.

Chandra · 14/10/2005 13:09

Oh no Mymama, no need to blush... actually, it's me that should be blushing, have to say that in the first months after moving into this country I missed so much the food I was familiar with that Mc Donalds was a treat , it was the only thing that tasted exatly the same as back home! (no BLTs though)

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