Subject: Allergens
Q: Are your sandwich steaks processed on a line that contains any allergens such as dairy, eggs, wheat, barley, peanuts, tree nuts, mustard, peas, soy or garlic?
A: Our All-Beef Sandwich Steaks are not processed on a line where any of these allergens are used, and no nuts are processed anywhere in our plant.
Q: Do your meatballs contains any allergens such as dairy, eggs, wheat, barley, peanuts, tree nuts, mustard, peas, soy or garlic?
A: The following ingredients are used in some meatball varieties as listed:
DAIRY:
Mama Lucia Fully Cooked Italian
Meatballs (Romano & Parmesan
Cheese)
Mama Lucia Fully Cooked Homestyle Meatballs (whey)
Gina Lina's Fully Cooked Meatballs (whey)
EGGS:
Mama Lucia Fully Cooked Italian Meatballs (dried whole egg)
WHEAT, BARLEY, RYE:
Mama Lucia Fully Cooked Italian Meatballs (breadcrumbs)
Mama Lucia Fully Cooked Homestyle Meatballs (breadcrumbs)
Gina Lina's Fully Cooked Meatballs (breadcrumbs)
PEANUTS, TREE NUTS:
No nuts are processed anywhere in our plant. Mama Lucia Fully Cooked
Homestyle Meatballs and Gina Lina's Fully Cooked Meatballs may contain
sesame seed.
SOY:
Mama Lucia Fully Cooked Homestyle Meatballs (textured soy protein concentrate)
Gina Lina's Fully Cooked Meatballs (textured soy flour)
Mama Lucia Sausage Meatballs made with Beef (soy protein concentrate)
MUSTARD: none
GARLIC:
Mama Lucia Fully Cooked Italian Meatballs (garlic powder)
Mama Lucia Fully Cooked Homestyle Meatballs (garlic powder)
Gina Lina's Fully Cooked Meatballs (garlic powder).
Subject: Casein
Q: Are there any casein ingredients in your products?
A: No. We do not use casein as an ingredient in any of our products.
Subject: Enzymes
Q: Are there enzymes in any of your products, and are they vegetable base or animal base?
A: Mama Lucia® meatballs contain Parmesan and Romano cheese. These cheeses are manufactured with the aid of microbial enzymes.
Subject: Wheat & Gluten
Q: I am allergic to gluten. Are there any wheat-based ingredients used in your products?
A: Only Gina Lina's® Meatballs and Mama Lucia® Meatballs, which contain breadcrumbs. Wheat is an ingredient of breadcrumbs. Mama Lucia® SAUSAGE Meatballs DO NOT contain breadcrumbs or wheat.
Subject: MSG
Q: Do any of your products contain MSG?
A: No. We do not find it necessary to add flavor enhancers, such as MSG, to any of our products.
Subject: Starch
Q: I have Celiac Disease. I cannot eat wheat, oats or barley. Do any of your products contain modified food starch? If so, do you use wheat starch, potato starch, etc.?
A: Only Gina Lina's® Meatballs and Mama Lucia® Meatballs contain starch. Mama Lucia® SAUSAGE Meatballs DO NOT contain starch.
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