La Roche­ Posay Anthelios sunblock

Q. I’m wondering about the sunscreen products from La Roche Posay. The Anthelios sunblock products like ANTHELIOS L SPF 60 are suitable for vegans and are fragrance free.

A. All the ingredients we use in a product are listed on the package or the label of the product itself.  Since some ingredients are known by more than one name, we use the standard industry names for ingredients as found in the International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary.  This dictionary lists FDA-recognized names.

These products do not contain animal derived ingredients. In our manufacturing process we take precautions to prevent cross contamination.  Our equipment is thoroughly cleaned and sanitized to conform to our cleansing validation standards.  The possibility of contamination from prior product manufacture is almost impossible.

We hope this information is helpful.

Sincerely,
Consumer Affairs Coordinator

 

Notice that L’Oréal does have products with honey, bees wax, lanolin from sheep, fish based ingredients, keratin from feathers, ingredients from eggs.

RoC products contain animal ingredients

Q. I wonder about your sunscreen/protection products if they are suitable for vegans?

A. Some of our RoC products do contain animal ingredients. We cannot guarantee that cross-contamination with these ingredients has not occurred with other products.

Should you require further information, I invite you to e-mail us again or call the Information Centre at: 1 800 361-8068.

Sincerely,

JOHNSON & JOHNSON® Information Centre

Kingsmill - PaneRiso White Pizza Crusts

Canbrands Specialty Foods monoglycerides are soy (plant) based. Many of Canbrands products are suitable for vegans.

Kingsmill - PaneRiso White Pizza Crusts INGREDIENTS: Rice flour, potato starch, water, non- hydrogenated canola oil, sugar, salt, methylcellulose (thickening agent), yeast, calcium propionate (preservative) and monoglycerides.

Gluten Free

Corn, Egg, Milk, Lactose, and Cholesterol Free

Website

Other products from Canbrands are:

• PaneRiso Foods Large Pizza Crusts
• Kingsmill Foods Cherry Jelly Mix
• Kingsmill Foods Orange Jelly Mix
• PaneRiso Herb & Garlic Croutons
• PaneRiso Rice Bread Crumbs
• Kingsmill - PaneRiso Brown Rice Bread
• Kingsmill - PaneRiso Flax Seed Bread
• Kingsmill - PaneRiso Raisin and Cinnamon Bread
• Kingsmill - PaneRiso White Rice Bread
• PaneRiso Unimix Bread
• Kingsmill - PaneRiso Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Kingsmill - PaneRiso Cinnamon Cookies
• Kingsmill - PaneRiso Coconut Cookies
• Kingsmill - PaneRiso Orange Cookies
• Kingsmill - PaneRiso Rice Bread and Baking Mix
• Kingsmill - PaneRiso Egg Replacer
• Kingsmill Rice Cake and Cookie Mix
• Kingsmill Quick Thick
• Kingsmill Unimix Baking Mix

Kingsmillfoods no longer produces gluten Free products-
they sold that division to Canbrands foods- who retain the Kingsmill name for product recognition.

Colgate products for vegans

This list is from 2007 so it might have been changed.

Thank you for contacting the Colgate-Palmolive Web Site. We appreciate you
taking the time to contact us with your comments.
Please find attached the list of products which do not contain raw
materials derived from animal fats:
ORAL CARE
COLGATE Regular Toothpaste (red box marked "Regular" flavour)
COLGATE Fluoride Toothpaste for kids - all flavours
COLGATE Gel Toothpaste (red box marked "Gel")
COLGATE 2 in 1Toothpaste and Mouthwash - all variants
COLGATE Fresh Confidence with Whitening Toothpaste
COLGATE Fresh Confidence Vanilla Toothpaste
COLGATE Sparkling White Cinnamon Spice Gel
COLGATE Herbal Whitening Toothpaste
COLGATE Luminous Enamel Strengthening Toothpaste - all variants
COLGATE Maxfresh Toothpaste and Liquid Gel
COLGATE Visible White Toothpaste
ULTRABRITE Extra Freshening Cinnamon Burst Gel
BODY CARE
MENNEN SKIN BRACER Aftershave
SOFTSOAP Aquarium Antibacterial Hand Soap
SOFTSOAP Fruit Essentials Juicy Melon Liquid Hand Soap
SOFTSOAP Rainforest Series Antibacterial Liquid Hand Soap
SOFTSOAP Morning Mist Antibacterial Liquid Hand Soap
SOFTSOAP Pure Cashmere Moisturizing Hand Soap
SOFTSOAP Vanilla Brown Sugar Antibacterial Liquid Hand Soap
SOFTSOAP Pomegranate & Mango Body Wash
SOFTSOAP Pure Cashmere Moisturizing Body Wash
SOFTSOAP Shea Butter Body Wash
SOFTSOAP Active For Men Ocean Fresh Body Wash
SOFTSOAP Foam Works Hand Soap - all variants
SOFTSOAP Kitchen Fresh Hands Antibacterial Hand Soap
HARD SURFACE CARE
AJAX Cleanser
AJAX Dishwashing Liquid Lemon

Colgate can be reached at Canada_Consumer_Affairs@colpal.com

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Whink Wash Away

I'm looking at your product found here

http://www.whink.com/wash_away.htm

What I wonder is if they contain any fragrance. My family is sensitive and has allergies.

Do they contain anything of animal source? Are they suitable for vegans?

Thank you for contacting Whink Products Company.
Whink Wash Away does not contain any ingredient that is made from an animal source so we believe that it is suitable for vegans.  It does contain microbial enzymes be we're not sure if that goes against the vegan way of life.
Wash Away does contain a very small amount of a mild citrus fragrance.  If you are sensitive to fragrance, be sure to where household rubber gloves when applying Wash Away to the stain.  Also rinse the garment well after using Wash Away and then launder the garment before wearing it.
Thank you,

Administrative Services Technician
800-247-5102 x267

Whey and rennet in Sobeys products

I wonder a little about your cheese products in general and about the Brie cheese you have.
Does the Brie Cheese contain or is it made using whey or rennet of animal source?
Is it something else in the product that is of animal source that is not from milk?

How about your other cheese products?
Is there any that are without or not made using whey or rennet of animal source?

Thank you for your message. The Brie contains milk as well as cream.   As we  have numerous suppliers for our cheeses, I have listed below with their ups scan code so you know what to look for in the stores a few that do not contain rennet but do contain milk. Please contact us again at the toll-free number or e-mail address below with any questions or comments on any of our Compliments products.

I'm not sure if I understand.

Can you respond to this question.

Does the Compliments Brie Cheese you have contain or is it made using whey or rennet of animal source?

Another question. When a product contain rennet or whey does it show up on the ingredient list or not?

 

Rennet should show up on the ingredient list if used. If a microbial enzyme is used to coagulate the milk instead of rennet, the ingredients should read "microbial enzyme" or "bacterial culture" or list the bacteria used. Whey is the fluid portion of milk.

The reason why I wonder about whey is that whey and whey powder are usually by-products of the cheese making process which mainly uses animal rennet.

 

Here is the response I received from my Quality assurance manger regarding the question you asked below. 

From the ingredients declaration, this product contains bacterial cultures, so the bacteria are used. There is no mention of Rennet so it does not have rennet.

The whey is the fluid portion of milk.

Sincerely,

Compliments Customer Care
Toll Free: 1-866-672-0061
Compliments@Sobeys.com
www.Compliments.ca

Wrigley products for vegans

Dear Dear Consumer,,
Thank you for writing requesting information regarding our a Wrigley product.  We appreciate your interest in our company and our products.
In answer to your question, the vast majority of Wrigley products sold in Canada are free from ingredients of animal origin, including egg and dairy products.  Glycerin is the most common ingredient in our gum products.  Glycerin can come from animal, vegetable or synthetic sources.  The glycerin we use comes from vegetable sources only.
At present, the only exceptions are Extra® Polar IceTM, Altoids® mints, Juicy Fruit Twisted Green, Lifesavers Gummies, Excel Cool Blast mints and Lifesavers Cremesavers.
Extra® Polar Ice gum contains tiny flavour beads encased in a microscopic layer of gelatin, which is animal based.  This brand is not to be confused with Excel ® Polar Ice, which does not contain gelatin.  Juicy Fruit Twisted Green gum uses shellac (also known as Confectioner's Glaze) as a coating agent.
In addition, the different varieties of our ALTOIDS® mints, Lifesavers Gummies and Excel Cool Blast (liquid-filled) mints do contain very small quantities of gelatin which is derived from pork.  Gelatin does not impart any flavor to ALTOIDS, but it's a necessary ingredient for the texture of the mints.  When we use gelatin it is thoroughly purified and dried during its manufacturing process.  Lifesavers Cremesavers brands use dairy products.
Our staff is continually looking at alternatives to animal gelatin, but at the moment we've not been able to find a substitute that produces the same quality consumers expect of our products.
Another common question concerns whether glycerin or sugar alcohols are true alcohols or not.  Glycerin is an alcohol but this type of alcohol is a natural byproduct of most plants, fruits and vegetables or it sometimes has a synthetic source.  Sugar alcohols refers to the group of ingredients that are artificial sweeteners.  We would like to point out that these alcohols are NOT the same as the ethyl alcohol found in alcoholic beverages.
Your interest in the Wrigley Company is greatly appreciated, Dear Consumer,.  We hope this information is helpful to you.
Sincerely,
Consumer Affairs Representative

Nestlé Big Turk is ok for vegetarians that accepts milk

These ingredients are not listed. The Big Turk bar is coloured with red dyes, Red #2 and Red #3.

According to Nestle Consumer Response Representative.

The rest of the ingredients are:

Sugar, Glucose, Corn Starch, Milk Ingredients, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate, Citric Acid, Artificial Flavors (Contain Tartrazine), Soya Lecithin, Color, Salt.

Notice Tartrazine that can be good to stay away from though.