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To think that this shouldn't be labelled as containing dairy?

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sharkirasharkira · 26/05/2018 16:02

Just had lunch at a local cafe - I was really hankering for a sandwich but I wanted one without butter as I trying to be dairy free temporarily for a health issue.

Found a chicken and mayo one - I couldn't see any butter through the packaging and when I bought it and opened it up it did indeed have no butter. So I ate it and it was very nice Grin

I did notice thought that the allergens label stated it did have dairy but mayo is made with eggs, not milk so isn't this a mis-labelling? It couldn't have been in the bread as there was a vegan salad sandwich on the same bread that was labelled as without dairy. It could only have been referring to the mayo.

Wibu to tell them this was wrong, for future reference? Or will I come across as a prize twat?

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CoffeAndCream · 26/05/2018 16:07

You have assumed they have classed the egg in the Mayo as dairy but you don't know for sure what the dairy element is!

iklboo · 26/05/2018 16:07

Did it say it did contain dairy or may contain it?

RancidOldHag · 26/05/2018 16:08

Some mayonnaises have cream added (for flavour), so unless you've seen the label of the one they used, you cannot know for sure.

KirstenRaymonde · 26/05/2018 16:08

Egg is often included under ‘dairy’ for some annoying reason. I’ve also come across mayo that inexplicably has milk in, so worth watching out for.

CoffeAndCream · 26/05/2018 16:09

Some Mayo has cream added.

Helicobactercopter · 26/05/2018 16:09

Are you sure there was no skimmed milk powder etc in anything? If not it was probably a “may contain”, or something to do with a milk-derived flavouring

HoHoHoHo · 26/05/2018 16:10

Some bread has small amounts of milk in it so it could be that.

Phosphorus · 26/05/2018 16:13

There was probably dairy in the mayo.

I've seen milk, cream, creme fraiche added to Mayo, not the mention the milk powder that is added to various 'seasonings'.

If it said it contained dairy, it probably did.

Original poster
sharkirasharkira · 26/05/2018 16:14

Coffee, the only ingredients in the sandwich were bread, chicken, salad leaves, mayo and that's it. No dressing on the salad, no skin on the chicken, no butter!

I'm 99% sure that they were referring to the mayo as it's a common misconception that eggs = dairy product and therefore that mayo is too. Fwiw I work in catering and have never added cream/milk/any kind of dairy to mayo, there's just no need to really, possibly unless you make your own mayo and I'm 100% certain that's not the case here!

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HarveySchlumpfenburger · 26/05/2018 16:17

The fact that you haven’t added cream/milk/dairy to mayo doesn’t mean that nobody else does though.

Bread, chicken, salad, mayo isn’t exactly and ingredients list, so you have no way of knowing what they were referring to.

Hadenoughtoday · 26/05/2018 16:20

After catering for my vegan daughter you would be surprised at how many bread products have skimmed milk in them - the worse culprit is M&S

abbsisspartacus · 26/05/2018 16:22

Bread and many mayos contain milk

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sharkirasharkira · 26/05/2018 16:23

Fair enough, I know that not everywhere makes things the same way but I really doubt it was the bread as the same bread was used to make the vegan sandwich which was labelled as dairy free. It's a busy cafe which is very popular in the holidays (which it now is) - the labels are hand written so not an exhaustive list to check for sure.

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Original poster
sharkirasharkira · 26/05/2018 16:24

Yes, the 'skimmed milk powder' and also 'mustard powder' make their way into a lot of surprising stuff!

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Sorryisjustaword · 26/05/2018 16:25

Why didn’t you just ask them to check?

JellySlice · 26/05/2018 16:26

Almost definitely the mayo. Plenty of makes have cream in them. I don't use dairy (in the proper sense of the word) when making mayo from scratch at home.

Though it could have been the chicken. Again, not something I would do, but I have seen 'butter roasted' chicken in the cold meats section in the supermarket, and butter or milk proteins often appear in the ingredients lists without being mentioned on the front.

Original poster
sharkirasharkira · 26/05/2018 16:27

They were quite busy at the time! I work in a similar environment and know how annoying it is to be asked questions when you're trying to get on with stuff. I will next time though Grin

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scrumples · 26/05/2018 16:28

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PlatypusPie · 26/05/2018 16:29

Helmans Light mayo contains cream ( or cream powder ) - though the original doesn’t :/

MaireadMacSweeney · 26/05/2018 16:30

The chicken could have contained milk

www.whatallergy.com/2015/07/milk-in-cooked-chicken-dairy-allergy-alert/

eurochick · 26/05/2018 16:32

Lots of mayo brands contain dairy.

BlankTimes · 26/05/2018 16:34

It could have been in the chicken, cooked meats often have casein or milk protein or lactose or whey etc. Have a look at supermarket packets of processed chicken, turkey and ham.

BlankTimes · 26/05/2018 16:35

Sorry MaireadMacSweeney cross post Smile

happypoobum · 26/05/2018 16:37

Yes it was probably in the chicken or the mayo.

Sturmundcalm · 26/05/2018 16:41

lower fat mayos nearly all have dairy in them. i went dairy free nearly a year ago and it's much more common than i'd expected.

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