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Having recently returned to my hometown from the States, and dealing with celiac disease in Switzerland for the first time, one of the first things I wanted to find out was whether I could still indulge in these special macaroons. Internet research yielded vague results, though it looked very much like I might be in luck:
"Die Luxemburgerli enthalten KEIN MEHL und werden in einem SEP. RAUM hergestellt, somit sind sie nicht kontaminiert."
Translation: The Luxemburgerli contain no flour and are produced in a separate room, hence they are not contaminated.
(Zöliakie Forum Antwort #10)
"hatte eine kollegin die bei sprüngli die lehre gemacht hat und
mir bestätigt hat, dass sie gf sind und eben in einem sep. raum
hergestellt werden, da sie ja solche riessen mengen davon herstellen..."
Translation: Had a friend who did her apprenticeship at Sprüngli and confirmed that they are glutenfree and indeed are produced in a separate room, since they produce such enormous quantities of them...
"hatte eine kollegin die bei sprüngli die lehre gemacht hat und
mir bestätigt hat, dass sie gf sind und eben in einem sep. raum
hergestellt werden, da sie ja solche riessen mengen davon herstellen..."
Translation: Had a friend who did her apprenticeship at Sprüngli and confirmed that they are glutenfree and indeed are produced in a separate room, since they produce such enormous quantities of them...
(Zöliakie Forum Antwort #13)
Now these posts are both from 2007, so I didn't want to trust whether they were still accurate, and contacted Sprüngli directly. I asked not only whether the Luxemburgerli contain any ingredients that contain gluten, but also if they could confirm that they are produced in a separate facility. This is the answer I received and would like to share with anyone who shares both my love of Luxemburgerli and my inability to eat gluten.
Besten Dank für Ihre Anfrage vom 10.09.2013.
Unsere Luxemburgerli enthalten keine glutenhaltigen Zutaten.
Es ist uns aber ein Anliegen Ihnen mitzuteilen, dass wir in unserer Produktion diverse Produkte mit Mehl verarbeiten (z.B. Biskuit, Brot, Backwaren süss und salzig etc.). Unsere Produktion und die Produkte unterliegen einer strengen Hygiene- und Qualitätskontrolle, und die Produktionsräume, Arbeitsflächen und Gerätschaften werden regelmässig unter strenger Vorschrift gereinigt. Trotz dieser rigorosen Massnahmen können wir Kreuzkontaminationen nicht immer hundert prozentig ausschliessen.
Freundliche Grüsse
Ihre Confiserie Sprüngli AG
Now these posts are both from 2007, so I didn't want to trust whether they were still accurate, and contacted Sprüngli directly. I asked not only whether the Luxemburgerli contain any ingredients that contain gluten, but also if they could confirm that they are produced in a separate facility. This is the answer I received and would like to share with anyone who shares both my love of Luxemburgerli and my inability to eat gluten.
Besten Dank für Ihre Anfrage vom 10.09.2013.
Unsere Luxemburgerli enthalten keine glutenhaltigen Zutaten.
Es ist uns aber ein Anliegen Ihnen mitzuteilen, dass wir in unserer Produktion diverse Produkte mit Mehl verarbeiten (z.B. Biskuit, Brot, Backwaren süss und salzig etc.). Unsere Produktion und die Produkte unterliegen einer strengen Hygiene- und Qualitätskontrolle, und die Produktionsräume, Arbeitsflächen und Gerätschaften werden regelmässig unter strenger Vorschrift gereinigt. Trotz dieser rigorosen Massnahmen können wir Kreuzkontaminationen nicht immer hundert prozentig ausschliessen.
Freundliche Grüsse
Ihre Confiserie Sprüngli AG
Translation:
Thank you for your inquiry of 10.09.2013.
Our Luxemburgerli contain no ingredients containing gluten.
However, we would like to let you know that in our facility we process various products with flour (e.g. biscuit dough, bread, sweet and savory baked goods, etc.). Our facility and the products are subject to strict hygiene and quality control, and the facility, working surfaces and machines are cleaned regularly under strict supervision. In spite of these rigorous measures we cannot exclude cross-contaminations with one hundred percent certainty.
However, we would like to let you know that in our facility we process various products with flour (e.g. biscuit dough, bread, sweet and savory baked goods, etc.). Our facility and the products are subject to strict hygiene and quality control, and the facility, working surfaces and machines are cleaned regularly under strict supervision. In spite of these rigorous measures we cannot exclude cross-contaminations with one hundred percent certainty.
Best regards,
Confiserie Sprüngli AG
