Allan Candy

I contacted Allan Candy to find out which of their products are safe for celiacs to consume, and what their labelling policy is. Here is what they said:

Thank you for inquiring into our products, your loyalty is most appreciated.

We are not certified as Gluten Free facility. However, we have good manufacturing practices in place to avoid cross-contamination.

Our products are produced in facilities that do handle starches and their derivatives as ingredients in production.

If an allergen is present, we do declare all allergens in our ingredient lists. We also put a “may contain” allergen warning on our labels.

You will find detailed information on our website at www.allancandy.com under each specific products Nutritional Information tab.

At this time we offer our ALLAN DUM DUM Pops and our Seasonal Candy Canes which are Gluten Free.

Should you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

My follow up:

Thank you very much for your reply...There is one thing I just wanted to clarify...when you say you put a "may contain" allergen warning on your labels, does that include wheat, rye, oats or barley? Some companies include wheat but not the others.

And their response:

Yes this would include the below.

Wheat, triticale and/or their derivatives, e.g., flour, starches and brans etc. Includes other wheat varieties such as spelt, durum, kamut, emmer etc....

Should you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

My conclusion from this that you can go ahead and read their labels to determine if the product is safe or not. Go ahead and browse in the stores, or take a peek at the nutritional information for each item on their website.

Here are a few of the safe items I have found:

Allan Mini Red Berries
Allan Big Foot
Allan Sour Watermelon Slices
Allan Peach Slices
Allan Hot Lips
Allan Jumbo Gummi Bears

Shop at Amazon.com or Amazon.ca and support Gluten Free Bumble Bee.