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PKG. NUTRITIONAL INFO

WORKING GAL — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 23:18:23 GMT

I thought the FDA requires all food packaging must contain ingredient info. I have bought a number of food items at Aldi (the latest being their english muffins) and there is no ingredients or nutritional info on the pkg. Although the english muffins are white in color, they might contain wheat which a lot of people are allergic to. What do you think?

Re: PKG. NUTRITIONAL INFO

gizmogal — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 23:49:33 GMT

I’d be willing to guess those things are equivalent to the classic Thomas’s English muffin, so it’s not that hard to figure out ingredients and nutritional values. Read a Thomas’s label!

I couldn’t explain how Aldi gets away with non-compliance to FDA regs, unless the info is provided inside the package, not outside, or posted at the display in the store.

I’d bet anyone who is allergic to wheat is smart enough to avoid all English muffins of any brand unless they are advised of what is safe. I don’t feel I have to be a watchdog or whistleblower to protect everyone who must have food restrictions. If you’re old enough to know to stay away from wheat, you don’t need a label to tell you a nice “white” English muffin could be a health threat.

To allay remaining concerns:

Here is nutritional information for that product

https://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/aldi/english-muffins

According to this reviewer, Aldi’s muffins are made with plain white flour, which I would assume is wheat. I found no list of specific ingredients identified.

https://www.aldireviewer.com/10-things-dont-buy-aldi/

Hope this helps.

Re: PKG. NUTRITIONAL INFO

chrystaltree — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 13:19:41 GMT

I'm sure that people who have wheat allergies or wheat sensitities don't eat English muffins. They also don't eat anything that that doesn't have ingredient labels. Same for anyone with any food allergies. I don't know the rules for such things but bakeries don't have ingredients, perhaps the labelling requirements are different for some baked goods.

Re: PKG. NUTRITIONAL INFO

wildlifewitch — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 21:26:03 GMT

White flour usually has 10% gluten.

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Caffeina — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 19:50:46 GMT

@WORKING GAL

I was in Aldi today and looked at the english muffins. The ingredients & nutritional information are on the bottom of the package. They have wheat flour. Are these the same muffins you looked at?

Re: PKG. NUTRITIONAL INFO

cherry — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 19:54:12 GMT

I would never buy anything that didn't contain nutritional information

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CelticCrafter — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 12:43:21 GMT

@Caffeina @WORKING GAL

We were there last night and I was coming to post the same thing.

Re: PKG. NUTRITIONAL INFO

Group 5 minus 1 — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 13:01:03 GMT

Cherry: nor would I.