For Those With Food Allergies

• It is estimated that 4 million people have a food allergy.
• Only about 1.5% of adults and up to 6% of children younger than 3 years in the United States have a food allergy.
• An estimated 150 Americans die each year from severe allergic reactions to food.
• It is believed that 8 common food allergens (milk, eggs, fish, wheat, tree nuts, crustaceans, peanuts, and soybeans) are estimated to cause 90% of the allergic reactions in the United States.
• Although not an allergy, gluten intolerance affects one in every 170-250 people in the U.S.

Symptoms are likely to appear anywhere from 2 minutes to 2 hours after eating a food to which there may be an allergy. Food allergies can be dangerous. If you believe you are experiencing a food allergy, get medical attention immediately.

• Tingling sensation in the mouth
• Swelling of the tongue and throat
• Difficulty breathing
• Hives
• Vomiting
• Abdominal cramps
• Diarrhea
• Drop in blood pressure

Unilever Ice Cream is a member of the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis’s Network and the Food Allergy Resource and Research Program. Upon the advice of these consumer and industry groups we do not provide a list of flavors that do not contain gluten. There is always a concern with any product list that it would be replicated and the end recipients would not receive updates that would be required with a formulation change. The safe approach recommended by these organizations is to read the label each time a purchase is made.

Recognizing that reading food labels can be time-consuming and tedious, we wish to encourage you in your daily effort to read all food labels, as it is the best way for us to ensure that you receive the information you need to make an informed and confident choice.

We do want to reassure you that we work closely with all of our ingredient suppliers, including packaging, to verify all ingredient components. This includes those ingredients in natural flavors, colors and spices that would be a concern to persons with sensitivity to gluten. We ensure that this information is then included on our product’s ingredient label as “flour” or “wheat flour etc.” If a source of gluten were used in a product, it would be clearly listed. Some of our flavorings may contain ethyl alcohol, however, because the alcohol is distilled, they would not pose a threat to anyone who is gluten intolerant.