有網友提及與廠商洽詢的方式,小弟提供些心得供參考,但不是針對原標題所提之廠商以及這系列發表的網友。
1. 與廠商洽詢的方式是求證的正確方法。
2. 如果網友與廠商確認過,再PO上來的不一定是真相。因為回答的客服、店員甚至是該廠商老闆或PM不一定完全掌握一般素食者的定義甚至完全掌握情況。甚至有些是進口商,所掌握訊息是轉知的。把沒註明素食者不能用或是沒明顯動物性原料的名稱,就直接當作素食者可以用。
如果找最下游業者詢問,也不完全準,雖然假素食事件已經爆發許久,但很奇怪就是有業者還是賣些吃起來怪怪的食物。
3. 如果有所懷疑,而不敢吃時,建議不要吃,因為若吃的怕怕的,心裡恐懼懷疑,那對身體健康也不好。如果選擇相信了,那就放心吃下去,自在的生活會比較快樂:p
4. 如果懷疑,也很熱心也有管道與時間,乾脆就給它送檢驗。不過檢驗部分小弟沒概念,不知道是否現有工具可否區分那麼細微的部分。
5. 以前有個idea,但還沒決定是否採取行動。即是使用網友連署的方式,表達素食者希望各大食品商或零食餅乾,可以註明「此食物是否適合素食者使用」的標語,同時也教育這些業者:Chinese vegetarian的飲食習慣為何,哪些可吃哪些不吃。如果這網友人數夠多,小弟相信賣素食產品的廠商是很願意加上這標語的。如果不是賣素的廠商,收到這個訊息,也許看到這個聲音,會加以開發素食可用的產品。
這個問題一直是眾說紛紜,
根據以前在網路上查詢的結果,也是有許多不同的說法。
看到這篇討論文章我又再次寫信去美國問原廠商並上網搜尋是否有新的資訊,結果如下...
美國卡夫原廠給我的回覆:
From: "Kraft - Online Team2" <OnlineTeam2@Casupport.com>
To: "'kissmint24@yahoo.com'" <kissmint24@yahoo.com>
Subject: Kraft Foods
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 15:31:12 -0600
Hi Vicky,
Thank you for visiting
http://www.kraftfoods.com/.
With the product information that you provided us for our product; we are able to provide you with the following information.
Kraft Grated Parmesan utilize microbial rennet which is NOT made with enzymes extracted from animal tissue.
Please check ingredient line on the product packaging to determine if this ingredient is present on the product that you purchased.
If you haven't done so already, please add our site to your favorites and visit us again soon!
Cynthia Boychuk
Executive Representative
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另外我在網路上搜尋到有某個網友也在最近對卡夫產品有相同問題,並發信詢問他們(
http://www.planetfeedback.com/index.php?level2=blog_viewpost&topic_id=287114&reply_id=26040#anchor26040):
原文發問如下:
Enquiring Minds Want To Know About Kraft Cheese
by Tracy Z. written to Kraft Foods, Inc.
Posted Tue June 6, 2006
Cheese
I have a question about one of your products that I recently read about in the newsletter I get from the website
http://www.vegetarian-restaurants.net/
It was about your cheese products and it stated: "When I contacted Kraft about animal rennet in their cheese, they told me that the only cheeses that do not contain animal rennet are Kraft Swiss Cheese and Philadelphia Brand Cream Cheeses."
I am a vegetarian and but not a vegan. I eat dairy products like milk and cheese because a cow does not need to die to give milk. At least that is what I thought about cheese too. Is it true that an animal dies when cheese is made? For some reason I always thought that cheese was made in a factory and not in an animal stomach.
I do hope I am right and can go on eating cheese especially your american cheese because and an animal didn't have to die for cheese to be made.
Please let me know what is true. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Tracy Zamost
卡夫回覆如下:
Subj: RE: Your Comment/Question
Date: 6/6/2006 11:53:31 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time
From: OnlineTeam2@Casupport.com
To: tszaj@aol.com
Hi Tracy,
Thank you for visiting
http://www.kraftfoods.com/.
Most of the cheeses we manufacture contain a microbiologically
produced coagulating enzyme called chymosin. The process of
converting milk into cheese is dependent on the use of this enzyme.
Our Sharp, Extra Sharp Cheddar and Romano cheeses may contain animal
derived enzymes which assist in their flavor and texture development.
Other products utilize a microbial rennet which is derived from the
growth of pure cultures of bacteria or mold. KRAFT Natural Swiss
Cheese and KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese are example of products that
contain this type of enzyme.
Soft cheeses utilize another method of coagulating milk by the growth
of pure cultures of bacteria in the milk and the development of lactic
acid. Our cream cheese products such as PHILADELPHIA BRAND Cream
Cheese and Light PHILADELPHIA BRAND Neufchatel Cheese fall into this
category.
I hope that this has given you some useful information.
Again, thanks for contacting us, and I hope you'll continue to enjoy
our products.
Kim McMiller
Assoc Director, GCR Consumer Services
___________________________________________________
信中有關那罐卡夫綠色芝士粉的製作相關為 ”Other products utilize a microbial rennet which is derived from the
growth of pure cultures of bacteria or mold. KRAFT Natural Swiss
Cheese and KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese are example of products that
contain this type of enzyme."
"utilize a microbial rennet which is derived from the
growth of pure cultures of bacteria or mold" 翻譯應該為"利用由單純細菌或霉菌所培養的微生物凝乳酵素" (如果有錯請更正)
如果照以上卡夫美國原廠所回覆的,卡夫芝士粉應該是素食者可使用的。 不過就像我之前所說的,這種東西眾說紛紜,而且吃素的人又分好多種程度(吃蛋、吃奶、只要不傷害動物的就可以吃、只要不是我殺的就可以吃、只要不是為我死的就可以吃.....etc)
所以商家的解釋在這邊,但是如果還是有疑慮的或是仍覺得不放心的,還是可不吃就不吃囉!
希望這些資訊對大家有幫助!
它的外包是鐵圓筒.綠色的外包!大部份的素食食譜都介紹這種,灑在義大利麵上的一種黃色粉狀的東西(起士粉)!上面是沒有看見Rennet.不知到底能不能吃呢?請村民高手指點一下好嗎?3Q...
>【 在 樂高 的大作中提到: 】
>請問有人知道"卡夫芝士粉是否有動物的rennet嗎?"如果它有,可以請村民介紹一下那一家的起士粉不含rennet.可以安心食用!去吃義式的素食.老闆也不知是用那一種起士和起士粉?富華前天我詢問過後,有告知我丹麥的都可以安心食用!其他的都有含rennet.都不可以!3Q...
凝乳蛋白酶 Rennet
多用於起士加工時的凝固劑,是從屠宰小牛的第四個胃中取出,乳素者在選購起司時,要格外小心。目前市面上常見含有Rennet的起司製品包括有安佳起司片、芝司樂原味起片、低脂芝司樂、芝司樂鳳梨及煙燻口味等;而不含Rennet的則包括有披薩起司絲、法蘭克起司、佳品起司、安佳奶油起司(Cream Cheese)及卡夫奶油起司等,最後兩者是以菌類發酵,不需再添加凝固劑。