Some soy hard cheeses contain casein which is a milk-product. Just because something is "lactose free" doesn't mean it's dairy free. The only true VEGAN hard cheeses in the U.S. are SOYMAGE and VEGAN RELLA. In the U.K. there are vegan hard cheeses called SCHEESE and TOFUCHEESE. There is also a vegan pre-grated parmesan style cheese called PARMAZANO in the U.K.

All imported cheeses: Swiss, Light Swiss, Oltermanni Baby Muenster, Havarti, Muenster, Gouda and Black Label Swiss. Swiss, Light Swiss and Muenster loaves are sold behind the glass in the service deli. Swiss, Light Swiss, Havarti, Muenster and Gouda are also sold presliced and prepackaged in the self-service deli. All five varieties of our presliced cheeses are also sold in stick form on the cheese table in the self-service deli. Oltermanni Baby Muenster is also available in a 1lb.

We don't have a Kosher certification, but the rennet we use in making our cheeses is microbial based, so there is no other animal based ingredients in the cheese besides the milk.

Gluten is a protein contained in the grains wheat, barley, rye, and oats. It is a unique protein based on its structure that lends a doughy/elastic consistency to flours derived from these grains. This is why over the centuries, gluten-containing grains have come to be used so extensively in breads and other baked goods.

Mold ripened" cheeses are those that have special cheese molds added to the milk during cheesemaking to ripen and produce a cheese of a particular flavor. The Camellia is a camembert/brie style cheese and the snow-white mold covering the cheese ripens it from the outside to produce a soft creamy cheese. The California Crottin is a small cheese covered with an edible golden mold rind which gives the cheese a robust and earthy flavor.

There are no international regulations to determine "lactose free". Valio Ltd (the parent company of Finlandia Cheese) is using a "lactose free" claim, when lactose cannot be found in the product (f. ex. cheese). Valio is using the best possible method (ion chromatographic method) to analyze lactose. The resolution for the method is 0.01%, which means that we can find 100 ppm (parts per million) of lactose from cheese.

We use cultures of harmless lactic acid bacteria. In Swiss cheese we also use cultures of harmless propionic acid bacteria, which gives the Swiss cheese its eyes and typical flavor.

Your cheeses are packaged in insulated cartons, fitted with gel ice packs and cushioned with packing peanuts.

The cows are grazed on grass-based pastures in the summer and fed grass silage based diets in the winter. The presence of natural B-carotene in the grass and grass silage gives the cheese its yellowish color.

A small amount of trans fat occurs naturally in foods such as beef, veal, lamb, and foods containing milk fat, such as butter, whole milk, cream, cheese and ice cream. Foods with less than one-half percent of trans fats per serving will not have trans fats labeled, since that amount is considered negligible.

All hot chocolate products made under the Gloria Jean's label are gluten free. Our manufacturer is Kingsmill Foods and they have been making products for individuals with Celiac Disease for over twenty years; they have a dedicated baking and manufacturing facility free of all contamination.

A gluten-free restaurant list for the Tucson, Arizona area is available now on the 2007 CSA Conference webpage. Restaurant list will also be available during the conference at the Tucson chapter table.

Gluten is present in all types of Wheat grain like whole grain wheat, wheat bran, spelt, triticale and others. This means Gluten is also present in all baked foods that are made from these grains: bread, pies, cake, breakfast cereals, porridge, cookies, pizza and pasta. There are thousands of processed foods which contain Gluten.

Gluten is a mixture of proteins from wheat flour. It is a vegan product. You will often see it mentioned as wheat gluten or seitan.

A Gluten-Free Diet is the only treatment for Celiac Disease (CD) and/or Dermatitis Herpetiformis (DH). It is a life-long committed diet and should not be started before being properly diagnosed with CD/DH. When gluten is removed from the diet, the small intestine will start to heal and overall health improves. Medication is not normally required. Because osteoporosis is common and may be profound in patients with newly diagnosed CD, bone density should be measured at or shortly after diagnosis.