Does this mean that Kinnerton Nut Promise Products are GUARANTEED NUT FREE?

...is that the disciplines and manufacturing controls that Kinnerton has worked with for almost a decade are still present and forever under review and forever being tightened; as we learn more about the issues we have confronted (in manufacturing), so we try and deal with them.

However, as we said at the start, there are no guarantees in life. In recent years there have been huge advances in the science of Allergen Detection so that it is now possible for a Laboratory to detect down to 1ppm (one Part per Million) which is the equivalent say of one small drop of milk in over 100 pints of milk. So, even if you have an infinitesimal amount present anywhere, then you cannot say that you are ‘Nut Free’. No Authoritative Body at present can say if such a tiny amount of Nut Protein detectable would cause even the most sensitive of Sufferers a reaction, but precedent currently says such a product cannot be classified ‘Nut Free’.

At Kinnerton Confectionery, despite all our defensive measures, we cannot account for the real world issues that would appear to be beyond our control. If we invited you as a visitor to our factory, how do we know that you did not have a peanut butter sandwich a few days previously, or were at an Office Party

where Nuts were present and somehow the tiniest particle of dust stayed with you and came in to our segregated area? These are realities we as manufacturers have to face and they are as true for you in your own home and kitchen as they are for us and the 700 people who work in and around Kinnerton.

Notwithstanding this, we believe that we are a safer factory for our huge efforts in segregating nuts, than we were 9 years ago because we are always learning and improving and besides, we undertake these measures because we are sure that they are the right thing to do and we are committed to them.

The Kinnerton Nut Safety Promise allows you to buy a much, much safer product because of the measures we have undertaken in our factory.

We hope that you, or the child it is intended for, enjoy our chocolates and feel more secure about the manufacturing processes we undertake and believe in.