NOOOOOOOO!!!! Trader Joe's Chips Going Dairy

Active Poster Joined: Jan 21 2009 Posts: 50

NOOOOOOOOO!! !!!!!!!

I have very bad news! According to the OK, the Trader Joe's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips are now going to be OK-D.

Please tell Trader Joe's what you think! They respond to customer demand and inquiries, and if enough of the kosher and dairy-free customers make a big deal of this, they will listen!

http://www.traderjoes.com/about/product-information-form.asp is the link for their customer feedback page. Tell them how this will affect their business!

Gold Member Joined: Jul 30 2009 Posts: 1684

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

I just emailed them:

I did it.

Really bad news. TJ's chocolate chips are so good for baking and as a dipping chocolate. I just got back from their Pikesville MD store where I bought a year's supply -- and other people there were also stocking up.

I called their customer service line: National Headquarters:626-599-3700 and will send in the form you linked to.
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Diamond Member Joined: Dec 28 2005 Posts: 4653

For accuracy's sake, they are actually not becoming dairy (ie - ingredient formula won't change) but the production will be run on dairy equipment instead of a special dairy-free line. Practically it may still mean that you can't use them for your Shabbos desserts, but it's probably good idea to address this in correspondence w/ the company.

Platinum Member Joined: Nov 17 2008 Posts: 5047

Wow, I just bought a bunch of bags today. I'll need to go back for more. I filled out and submitted the form.
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Silver Member Joined: May 15 2007 Posts: 935

This is life altering!!! I live OOT and can't get parve chocolate chips - and these are the best tasting chocolate chips HANDS DOWN. Really bad news!!

Platinum Member Joined: Feb 20 2009 Posts: 7595

Diamond Member Joined: Dec 28 2005 Posts: 4653

NONONONONONONONONO!!!

My go-to Shabbos/YT dessert is chocolate chip cookies. And they have the best pareve chocolate chips ever.

I am emailing them right now.

Here is what I am saying:

Gold Member Joined: Oct 14 2010 Posts: 1220

Btw are you sure about the dairy equipment? Ok usually designates DE when it just dairy equip. OU does not and many of their products w/ D are not actually dairy--like oreos. If it is just dairy equipment you may still be able to use in desserts b/c when do you eat dessert with you chicken/cholent? We had a fleishig meal once for supper then went out and bought a bag of oreo for dessert-- felt SO treif. But it wad fine. We also try to be makpid on cy when we can

Diamond Member Joined: Dec 28 2005 Posts: 4653

Honestly it's being posted all over facebook, including people who confirmed with both the hashgacha and the company.

Gold Member Joined: Dec 25 2008 Posts: 2032

I spoke to the ok today. there is NO DE designation. they consider the product fully dairy because the line is not even necessarily getting cleaned in between runs. they in no way endorse using them for when you need pareve.

Gold Member Joined: Dec 25 2008 Posts: 2032

this is also happening with president's choice chocolate chips and it is not only jews who are complaining.

Gold Member Joined: Dec 25 2008 Posts: 2032

apparently the ok is also getting rid of it's de designation altogether. there are a few products remaining but after the packaging for those is gone, so is the designation.

Platinum Member Joined: May 06 2007 Posts: 8512

It's also an issue for people with dairy allergies.
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I just got off the phone with TJ customer service. The rep I spoke to, Nicky, told me basically like this: (paraphrased)

"We didn't change anything from our end. Our supplier has not changed anything within the past few years. This is a decision from the Rabbi at the supervising agency. because we didn't know about it until he announced it, we didn't get a chance to implement a solution. Now that we know about it, we are trying to work something out. This only happened this morning, and we have not changed our packaging yet. As of now, all chips in the stores and in our warehouses are still certified Pareve. "

She did mention that 2 years ago the supplier changed to a "dry cleaning process" which is better for chocolate....but that was 2 years ago.

Moderator Joined: Jun 05 2011 Posts: 3372

This calls for intervention. My father worked at the OK for years and currently works at the OU. I'll see what I can find out!

P.S. On the other hand, it might be a great time to open a pareve-chocolate-chip-store (import from Elite in Israel?) in your basement!
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