Woah! Before You Butter That Ball For The Holidays...

A post came to my attention about how the vegetable oil in Butterball turkeys and deli meats contains peanut oil!   The poster emailed Butterball and this is the response that came in today:



November 24, 2008

All of our product packages have labeled the top eight potentially allergenic ingredients (i.e. peanut, tree nut, cow's milk, egg, soybean, wheat, fish and shellfish) in a separate box directly below the ingredient list on the Nutrition Facts side panel. Because product formulations can change at any time, we encourage our consumers to check the ingredient statement on each package they purchase for the most up-to-date information on the ingredients contained in that product.

Butterball LLC uses peanut oil to brown various turkey products. Peanut oil is not allergenic to peanut-sensitive individuals. The peanut oil can be labeled Allergen Free because of the extraction and refining process during the manufacture of the oil.  According to the Institute of Shortening and Edible Oils, the vast preponderance of edible oils consumed in the U.S. are highly refined and processed to the extent that allergenic proteins are not present in detectable amounts.

Once again, thank you for contacting us. We hope this information will be useful as you make product selections appropriate for you and your family.


Sincerely,
Butterball Consumer Affairs
Ref: N329093


This only applies to the US plant.  Another poster emailed the Canadian plant, and they reassured her that NO peanut oil is used in their products.  Yet another reason to move to Canada!!!

Apparently, they do NOT realize that the information are basing their claims on are HIGHLY inaccurate.  Remember, it takes less than 2% of a protien to set off an allergic reaction.  The protien content in the "highly refined and processed oil  is less than 10%.  TOO great of a risk for me!


Seriously!

TinaMarie