NOTE: DAMIAN DID HAVE A REACTION TO THIS AFTER I WROTE THIS! THERE IS A X CONTAM ISSUE SO IF YOUR CHILD IS SEVERELY ALLERGIC, DON’T LET THEM EAT THIS!
Chef Boyardee has a canned product out that doesn’t contain milk! It does contain egg, soy & wheat however. Chef Boyardee Mini Bites Mini Pasta Shells & Meatballs is dairy free. This product is manufactured by Conagra.
I have had prior experience with ConAgra foods and found that they are uncooperative at best in answering allergy questions. However, in their defense, many of their products comply with the FDA, stating clearly underneath the ingredients, which, if any, of the top eight allergens the product contains. In this respect, at least when I purchase foods manufactured by Conagra, I know I don’t have to meticulously scan the label for hidden milk ingredients. I am disappointed that neither Conagra nor Chef Boyardee list ingredients on their websites.
It is an exciting moment for us here, seeing as, prior to Mini Pasta Shells & Meatballs, Damian could not have any Chef Boyardee products, because they all contain dairy. I have written an email to Conagra foods thanking them for making a product that is dairy free. While I realize that they probably didn’t do it with my son in mind, I think it is always important to make your needs known to the company. Perhaps if more people do it, the companies will heighten their awareness.
Filed under: HEADS UP!, Product Review, dairy free | Tagged: chef boyardee, Conagra, contamination, dairy allergy
