Milk in Silk

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FYI - below is the response that I received from WhiteWave, makers of

Silk regarding the recent artile about Milk in Silk.

 

Dear Jessica,

 

Thank you for your email regarding the article by Robert Cohen

distributed via email. We are aware of this article and would like to

offer you a few facts to help address your concerns and to set the

record straight:

 

1) In July, 2000, to protect our consumers, White Wave, in cooperation

with the Canadian government, voluntarily recalled approximately 900

cases of Silk Chocolate Soymilk. Out of more than 7,000,000 cases

produced that year, we detected trace amounts of dairy protein in one

production run. Product shipments in the U.S. were not affected and

independent tests confirmed that no dairy was detected in subsequent

product runs.

 

2) White Wave's tolerance for dairy content in Silk soymilk is zero.

Each batch of soymilk is analyzed twice with a very sensitive milk

protein test to insure that all of our products are free of

dairyprotein.

 

3) We understand that many of our loyal customers drink Silk because

they are lactose intolerant or allergic to milk. We are committed to

providing a product that is one hundred percent lactose free and

dairyfree.

 

4) There are absolutely no animal ingredients of any kind in

Silksoymilk. We understand the importance of this issue to you and

we take your trust very seriously. We also recommend that you read

VegSource's article entitled, " White Wave: Read Our Opinion " at the

following address: http://www.vegsource.com/articles/silk2.htm

 

We hope that the facts have alleviated your concerns and that you

will continue to enjoy Silk soymilk.

 

Best regards from the folks at White Wave.