Silk Brand
Does anyone know if Silk Soy Milk is safe for someone with a peanut/tree nut allergy? Silk Brand also makes Almond milk and Coconut milk.
Any thoughts?
By allergymama on Dec 29, 2011
I was hoping someone else on this forum also deals with a milk allergy. My child has a peanut/tree nut allergy. Now we have just become allergic to milk. So I'm looking for an alternative milk that is nut allergy safe.
Silk Brand Pillowcase
Silk milk has a disclaimer on every package which says it is made on on shared equipment with Almond milk and Coconut milk. We I called the company I was told they batch test the soy milk for almond and coconut. If present, they dispose of the soy milk. They follow good manufacturing practices and follow a strict cleaning process. But still it makes me very nervous.
So I was really hoping someone else on this forum could tell me that they use Silk Soy milk without any problems. Or has anyone heard of problems with Silk Soy milk for a nut allergic person?
Any advice would be appreciated.
By cervonil on Jan 2, 2012
Alot of people in my allergy group have stopped using Silk Soy milk due to this. I can't remember if they had problems, or just was scared of the warning. I would never drink it if my son had a Tree nut allergy, specifically almond. Many of them use SO Delicious Coconut Milk now.
We don't have milk allergy and I hope some people with personal experience reply but this board has been slow and I just wanted to pass on what I know from others.
By peanutskill on Jan 2, 2012
My daughter used to drink silk, but I am not sure that they had the almond milk. Apparently coconut is ok for someone with a tree nut allergy unless they are specifically allergic to coconut. I had seen on a coconut cream pie allergy warning that it contained tree nuts with coconut in parenthesis, so I called the company and they told me the only tree nut was the coconut...so I called the allergist and they said that coconuts are not tree nuts.
By jbug on Jan 4, 2012
We use Silk Soy Milk. My daughter is allergic to peanuts and coconut. We have not had a problem, been using it for 3 years now. I currently have a generic store brand, but if I remember correctly the package says processed in the same facility to go online for more info. When I did that here is what you get http://switchtosilk.com/allergens/ . We are still using it. However I have found generic brands of soy milk don't usually carry a warning. Specifically Wal-mart. Since Wal-mart is usually crazy with their warnings I take that as a good thing, but I have never actually verified.
| Owner | Groupe Danone |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Introduced | 1978 |
| Markets | United States |
| Website | http://silk.com/ |
Silk is an American brand of dairy-substitute products (including soy milk, soy yogurt, almond milk, almond yogurt, Cashew milk, coconut milk, and other dairy-alternative products) owned by Danone North America (formerly WhiteWave Foods).
History[edit]
Silk was founded by Steve Demos in Boulder, Colorado in 1978. The first product was introduced in March 1996 by WhiteWave, Inc. at the Natural Foods Expo in Anaheim, California. In the years that followed, Silk became a successful, worldwide, organic brand.
In 2002 WhiteWave, Inc (parent of Silk Soymilk) was sold to Dean Foods for just under $300 million. The company's sales grew to $350 million in annual revenues by 2005. As the business grew, Silk became the largest purchaser of organic, Non GMO soybeans in North America.[citation needed] According to Silk's web site in August 2009, all its soy beans are sourced from North America including organic and non-GMO soybeans.[1]In January 2010, the company introduced Silk Pure Almond, an almond milk, and its first non-soy-based product.
In 2013, WhiteWave Foods separated from Dean Foods, and became an independent, publicly traded company.
Silk has been a five-year recipient of the Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency.[2][3][clarification needed] Silk has been a supporter of Farm Aid since 2002. Silk is a member of the Soyfoods Association of North America, (SANA) which provides information about the health benefits and nutritional advantages of soy consumption.
In July 2016 it was announced that the French company Danone would purchase WhiteWave Foods for $10.4 billion.[4] The acquisition was completed in April 2017 and newly formed company is named DanoneWave[5]
Controversy[edit]
In the fall of 2009 the Pioneer Press reported that the Cornucopia Institute had made complaints to the U.S. Department of Agriculture accusing Silk producer Dean Foods and its WhiteWave Foods division, of shifting their products away from organics without properly notifying retailers or consumers.[6][7] According to the Star Telegram and other news sources, Silk brand soy milk was made using organic soybeans switched to conventional soybeans while maintaining the same UPC barcodes and prices on the Silk products while replacing the word “organic” with “natural” on the Silk product packaging.[8]
Silk maintains that it sources only domestic/U.S. soy beans. The brand has also enrolled all of its products in the Non-GMO Project's verification process.[9]
List of products[edit]
As of August 2017:[10]
- Refrigerated soy milk: Vanilla, Original, Chocolate, Very Vanilla, DHA Omega-3, Organic Vanilla, Organic Unsweetened, Plain Plus Omega-3 DHA(discontinued 2013)
- Light soy milk: Original, Vanilla, Chocolate
- Shelf-stable soy milk: Original Aseptic, Vanilla Aseptic, Organic Unsweetened Aseptic, Starbucks Vanilla Aseptic (A special blend made for use and purchase in Starbucks' stores)
- Shelf-stable single-serve soy milk: Very Vanilla, Chocolate
- Specialty soy milk: Pumpkin Spice (seasonal), Nog (seasonal), Chocolate Mint (seasonal)
- Dairy-free yogurt alternative: Peach Almond, Strawberry Almond, Vanilla Almond, Dark Chocolate Coconut Almond, Plain Almond, Peach & Mango Soy, Blueberry Soy, Strawberry Soy, Vanilla Soy, Tropical Pineapple Soy, Plain Soy
- Creamer: Vanilla Soy, Original Soy, Hazelnut Soy, Vanilla Almond, Caramel Almond, Hazelnut Almond
- Almond milk: Vanilla, Original, Organic Original, Dark Chocolate, Unsweetened Vanilla, Unsweetened, Light Vanilla, Light Original
- Cashew milk: Original, Unsweetened, Unsweetened Vanilla, Chocolate
- Coconut milk: Vanilla, Original, Unsweetened
- Almond+Coconut Blend: Original Blend, Unsweetened Blend
- Protein nut milk: 2g Sugar, Vanilla, Chcolate
References[edit]
- ^'Soybean Sourcing and Production Program'(PDF). www.silk.com. Archived from the original(PDF) on January 1, 2010. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ^'Green Power Leadership Awards 2008 Winners'. United States Department of Energy. 2008-11-03. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^'Silk Wins Wind Power Award'. Silk Website. Archived from the original on May 29, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^http://fortune.com/2016/07/13/danone-whitewave-acquisition-2/
- ^http://www.dairyreporter.com/Manufacturers/Danone-completes-acquisition-of-WhiteWave-to-create-DanoneWave
- ^Twin Cities.com Pioneer Press, 'Watchdog charges Target'
- ^Cornucopia Institute web site
- ^'Grocers Irked to Find Out Soy Milk Not Organic'. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved 2010-04-19.[dead link]
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- ^'All Silk Products: Silk'. silk.com. Retrieved August 5, 2017.