La Fermière Yogurts

La Fermière Pressed Lemon Yogurt

I love yogurt. Always have. Finding safe ones with Celiac Disease isn’t always an easy task.

One day, I discovered a brand called La Fermière, which came in this lovely little reusable pots. 

My favorite flavors are vanilla bean and lemon; lavender is also pretty good. These are thick yogurts. The kind your spoon stands up in, and a pleasant mixture of sweet and tart (no matter the flavor).

Then I discovered they had dessert flavors, and I couldn’t wait to find one to try.  And soon someone bought me one. Even though the yogurts were safe, I thought, I checked the label for the dessert one and discovered tiny print at the bottom that this may contain traces of gluten. I immediately wrote to the company. I also asked about the adhesive that keeps the foil top on each pot. This is the reply I received:

Thank you for reaching out.
We appreciate you taking the time to ask about the terms on our labels as we understand this is a very serious topic. Our customers’ safety is one of our top priorities.
Every flavor is labeled accurately. Our ingredients don’t all come from one source; and In the case of our Crème Chocolat which does not contain the “Gluten Free” label and has the following disclaimer: “May contain traces of gluten and shelled tree nut”, the “dark chocolate” ingredient is not made in our facility.
To clarify, the “dark chocolate” ingredient is sourced from another facility, and although we have had confirmation from them that there is no gluten in the process of making it, they do have a product made in their facility that contains gluten. This is why we have removed the Gluten Free label from this particular flavor as well as included the disclaimer. Please note that gluten is not handled in our facility.
This is the same reason why “shelled tree nut” is added. The facility where the dark chocolate comes from uses tree nuts in other products made within the facility.
Regarding the adhesive, it is completely food safe. We will gather information about what exactly is in it, and we will get back to you shortly after.
We hope that this helps! Please let us know if you have any additional questions.
Kind regards,
La Fermière Customer Service Team

It was the chocolate dessert. I threw it away, along with the other one (forget which flavor) and I have never tried them. I occasionally get the yogurts. I have never had an issue. And I check the label every single time.

 

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