Dunkin Donuts Allergen Statement
Posted by Dave on December 5, 2006
Taken from the Dunkin Donuts website. Thanks for the CYA statement.
Please be advised that any of our products may contain allergens, including peanuts.
Please see nutrition details for specific products for allergen information.
Laura Czolowski said
I contacted Dunkin Donuts reguarding their allergy info and they were not helpfull at all didn’t seem to care or were really not interested in helping me out. Krispy Creme on the other hand was great and they use no nut products in their donuts, so they are safe for my son.
Laura Czolowski said
I contacted Dunkin Donuts reguarding their allergy info and they were not helpfull at all didn’t seem to care or were really not interested in helping me out. Krispy Creme on the other hand was great and they use no nut products(I am not sure about peanuts) in their donuts, so they are safe for my son.
becky said
I just googled cripsy creme and found out that they DO NOT guarentee their products to be peanut-free!
Wendy Genovese said
I can’t believe that I went for Coffee and My Husband and Mine fovorite Donut and there was No Coconut or Butternut Donuts to be found in our local Dunkin Donuts???? What? I don’t think that we should have to go without our Favorites? I’m thinking That Some idiot gave a child a donut that he/she was Ellergic to and now they are suing because the Idiot was Negligent and now WE The People can Not have a Butternut or Coconut Donut, which The word DO”NUT has the word NUT in it… What’s happening folks???? DAHHH your allergic? don’t eat it…Wendylee G florida
ang said
OK Wendy G (I’m sure the “G” doesn’t stand for “good grammar”)…. BTW, the word is Allergic-not Ellergic.
They were probably just out of your favorites. After all, coconut and butternut are not common allergens (even though the word “nut” is in them). Tree nuts are very different from the common allergen, peanut (from a plant).
Dunkin’ Donuts may have had some marketing issues or trouble with their processing. Until recently they were confident in publishing their peanut-free products. Maybe they were sued…or maybe they want to prevent it.
In any case, negligence is not the issue–it’s lack of information that leads to mistakes. So now, many companies take the lazy route and cover liability with the term “may contain.” That way their butts are covered easily.
Ideally, they would, like many other food manufacturers, take care of processing their “nut” products separately. Then, they would be able to offer products to everyone, including the less evolved.
Jess said
Nicely put Ang…I don’t think I could add a thing, except to second your frustration with blanket liability statements. With the growing number of food allergies in children one would think manufacturers would pick up on the niche market. My son is five and at birthday parties we are very rarely the only ones in attendance who have to contend with food allergies.
I am surprised Dunkin’ Donuts and now Honey Dew (N.East) have recently added peanut products to their menu. One would think they would be moving away from foods to which many are highly allergic.
Jules said
Wendy, you sound very insensitive to people with dealing with nut allergies. My daughter ate a cashew and ended up spending two days in intensive care. She could have died without immediate medical care. And, of course we had no idea that would happen when she ate, otherwise we could never have given it to her.
” Some idiot gave a child a donut that he/she was Ellergic to and now they are suing because the Idiot was Negligent and now WE The People can Not have a Butternut or Coconut Donut”
So according to YOU, I guess we are the idiots that almost killed our kid. I pray you never end up a jury in a court to decide the fate of another individual.
We have now also found that my daughter is deadly allergic to tree nuts and coconut IS part of that famiiy. Peanuts are part of the legume family. Most people that are allergic to one family is probably allergic to the other because their proteins are similar.
I get the fact you like certain kinds of donuts, but other have the right to LIVE and not die because other are lucky enough not to be allergic.
My daughter can only go to a few limited restaurants now and its sad explaining to a 4yr old that she can’t enjoy many of the other sweets and goodies other take for granted. It would be nice for places like Dunkin Donuts.
Laurel said
I’m right there with you Jules. We come across people like Wendy everyday who have no clue how deadly these food allergies are. My daughter is severly alleric to cashews too. To us its not about going somewhere that we like to eat its going somewhere that won’t kill her. The resturants don’t post signs outside their doors (though they should) about all the food allergins. Going out for icecream is out the question too. Wendy should be thankful she doesn’t have to deal with what our children do.
Sandra said
Wow….As a Canadian that found out a few months ago that my 3 year old son is anaphylactic to peanuts, I am stunned at the amount of ingorance I’ve found while trying to plan a trip to Florida. This won’t be our first trip to Boca Raton, but it will be our first since we found out about our son’s allergy. Are you kidding me Wendy???? People like you exist…and are that selfish – uneducated – ignorant that they think parent’s with anaphylactic kids would be NEGLIGENT and put them in harms way? Do you have any idea how hard it is to tell a 3 year old that they can’t have a lollipop b/c it could kill them….have you any idea how hard it is to let a kid be a kid while strapping epi-pens to them to go anywhere??? Just Amazing. I’m glad I found this post – can anyone help me out in letting me know of peanut / tree nut free restaurants or snack foods for when we visit Boca Raton this spring?
Cjors said
This is heated. Good.
I have considered the possibility of an anaphalactic attack with every food item I have ever eaten. I am allergic to tree nuts, specificly hazelnuts and brazil nuts. I did not loose oppertunities growing up, but I’ve had to be cautious.
Sandra, ask when you go into a resturaunt what items on the menu have nuts/whatever your child is allergic to. Be firm, and serious – most individuals would rather not deal with the hassle involved with people like myself or your daughter, because they understand that you will sue the piss out of them if they poison your child. This fear can be used on your side, and if they can’t push you away, they will surely tell their staff to BE CAREFUL. People are afraid of us because we are few, and they don’t understand.
Laurel, I’ve eaten ice cream all my lief. There is no reason for nuts to be in vanilla or chocolate icecream, those warnings are an insult to all people with allergies.
Jules, coconuts are not related to tree nuts, although your words suggest that your child has an allergy to both. To clerify on a comment made by Ang, people with food allergies are not less evolved. Having an allergy often means that for some reason your immune system is not working right, which can be caused by dangerous foriegn substances in the body, pollution, and even stress. Children who’s immune systems are developing are perticularily at risk. The body gets confused and attacks at a complex protien in the body, thinking that it is a source of poison. The body tries to forcebly reject the substance, which can result in a painful death. Complex protiens such as peanuts, tree nuts, and seafood, are common and life-threatening allergens. I’d also like to point out that “contaminated by nuts” is essentialy the same as “contaminated by rat feces”. It is an unwillingness to support the quality of their products.
Wendy, did you ask about the doughnuts being unavailable, because your statement suggests that you did not. I enjoy doughnuts, and am unwilling to cut them out of my life, but I will be reasonable. There are some people with allergies (for some reason especialy to peanuts) who can go into anaphalactic shock from proximity. I’m sorry for them, because they are at serious risk of death every day, and they will be heavily strapped down to their epi-pen (which is a brand name, there are other episilin syrynge producers). I, on the other hand, demand that the doughnuts not be contaminated by crap that isn’t in them, but by all means each to his own.
Food commonly mistaken for nuts:
Peanuts (a legume(earth vegetable)), coconuts, peaches, berries, seseme seeds, & water-chestnuts. If you want to help and soothe someone with an allergy, know what is in your food, and qoute the ingredients, don’t make descisions for them. May contain isn’t good enough.
Johanna said
Wendy Genovese is uneducated and selfish. Read up on how these food allergies affect lives. There is not a day that goes by that I don’t worry about the fate of my son. Even in food that states it does not contain peanuts… the possibility of cross contamination is always there. Or from people like you Wendy, who don’t take food allergies seriously. I pray that none of your family members develop food allergies because God forbid they would have to taken care of by such an uncompassionate woman. And consider yourself lucky… you probably didn’t need the donut anyway.