Comments on: Rice Dream Rice Milk Contains Unwanted Chemicals

By: Carmen

Carmen — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:39:42 +0000

I have recently learned that Rice Dream is also not being manufactured with Good manufacturing practices. After having my 2 year old have a severe reaction to the product, discovered that there were tree nuts in the milk. People with nut allergies should be avoiding this product! Even though tree nuts is not declared on the label.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:39:30 +0000

This thread is interesting… I suffer from a range of food intolerances and used Rice Dream rice milk for years without realising it was based on fermented rice. The repackaged product in the UK caused me a reaction where by, within a few mouthfuls I was feeling unwell and developed candida symptoms. The new oil has caused a redness in my mouth to the extent that I had to discontinue use.

I sent a query to the company and received a slightly odd reply saying the product had not changed and had always been fermented- apparently another ‘natural’ process.. How this, coupled with the lack of certainty as to whether the product is gluten free (used to make clear, ‘contains barley protein’), could be considered an allergy product I will never know. Who would put ‘high oleoic’ oils in milk either- the extra oil left me feeling sick. I have to admit that I have found other ‘allergy’ milks difficult in finding a suitable replacement- but without the Rice Dream my yeast infection has really improved..

A further issue, very often, there was also a certain amount of ’spillage’ in Rice Dream between the varieties with the vanilla flavour and sometimes the new nut variety mixing in with the original and calcium, doubtless during manufacturing- unhelpful too with allergies!

By: beth

beth — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:52:26 +0000

wow-thanks for this info!
I eye ANY and ALL processed foods with suspicion nowadays. and I hardly eat ANY, ever. Its sad, but what can you do? hopefully this will change but I dont see it happening in my lifetime. The only “good” pre packaged foods Ive found are
LARA BARS (no, I dont work for them, but I love their products! its about time. raw, 100% whole, non processed pre packaged foods)

By: dave

dave — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:17:36 +0000

Top job, I give thanks that it still has people in this world who can
see what mankind has come to because of GREED, no more concern for life, only for gain.

I loved the Rice Dream Milk until one day I decided to really check out what’s in it and that’s when I saw this great article from someone who cares.
I
THAT’S IT FOR ME, MY FAMILY, MY HEALTH FOOD STORE AND WHOEVER I CAN MAKE THIS KNOWN TOO,. NO MORE RICEDREAM .

Thank you Tangergreen keep up the great work.

By: M Luckey

M Luckey — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:07:07 +0000

I drink the Original Rice Dream and am finding it to be just fine. It, evidently, has no additives that you speak of in the ‘vanilla’ flavored. Great on cereals. I just started on this venture recently after being introduced to it after having a high cholesterol count for the first time in my life. I assure you, I am allergic to so many things and eat fresh all the time, so this count was hard to take.
I’m allergic to nuts, eggs, etc., and I do not consume pork, very low amounts of lean red meat, but I love fresh turkey and chicken. (Sorry, vegan is rather hard for me right now, but I’m working toward it).
I have been using I.M. Healthy Soy Butter. Has anyone out there found soy to cause allergic reactions, not specified by the allergists, for those who have allergies to all other nuts?

By: TomMorrows

TomMorrows — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:00:06 +0000

What the FDA permits?

Read this:

“I have evidence that Monsanto’s own scientist (Margaret
Miller) confirmed the validity of an assay that can
determine the difference between genetically engineered milk
and normal milk. Scientist Margaret Miller left Monsanto in
the middle of the FDA approval process and went to work at
FDA where she analyzed her own research, which led to
approval.”

The excerpt is from the website “NOTMILK”
http://www.notmilk.com/monsantoland.html

So why would you even think the FDA cares about you? They’re in it for the money.

Anyway, hey, great article. Very informative, and thanks for doing your own thinking. That’s the way to do it.

By: admin

admin — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:38:25 +0000

Dear Diane,
Thank you for coming to share your story. It sounds as though there may well be something in Vanilla Enriched Rice Milk that your baby can’t tolerate. I sincerely hope her health improves as a result of switching products.

I did want to add here, as I have had this question asked of me elsewhere (and I’m sure you already know this Diane) but Rice Milk is not a replacement for human milk or infant formula. The reason Rice Dream Rice Milk contains a statement on the label about it not being intended for children under 5 years of age is not because it would hurt babies, but because parents might mistakenly think Rice Milk is infant formula - which it certainly isn’t.

Unweaned babies and toddlers either need to be drinking their mother’s milk, or if they are allergic to it, a specially formulated infant formula that has been recommended by their pediatrician. Though rice milks and soy milks do provide a certain amount of nutrition, they must never be viewed as a replacement for the perfectly designed human milk, or scientifically designed infant formula that is created to provide complete nutrition.

Just thought I would mention this as it has come up many times.

By: Diane

Diane — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:11:59 +0000

Just a short fyi… I have a daughter who drinks enriched rice milk in her bottle in the evening. I mistakenly bought vanilla rice milk one time, but didn’t think it was a big deal and used it instead. Every evening she drank the vanilla rice dream the following morning she would vomit and sometimes in the middle of the night. I didn’t make the connection to the vanilla until we switched back to the regular enriched rice dream and the vomitting stopped. Thank you for the “natural” vanilla flavor information. We’ve been avoiding all vanilla for fear of more reactions, but I think the fake stuff is probably the culprit, so will enjoy our real vanilla again.

By: amy

amy — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:24:01 +0000

Also, check out “enriched”. Enriched means it contains msg. For more info on it, go to truthinlabeling.org. that site helps me so much, since I am sensitive to toxins, like every other human. There is a section on that site that lists the alternate names of msg. It mentions natural flavoring sometimes contains it, too. Russell blaylock has a book on excitotoxins, too, which is vital.

By: Lena Francis

Lena Francis — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:30:51 +0000

I hadn’t read IZ’s post before I posted mine.

I can see that you are a thinker, Iz and that you do lots of research but……if you cannot put it together in a way that we can make sense of it, your time is wasted. I also do not respond well to your repeated directives that we “educate ourselves” better. We wouldn’t even be at this site if we were not trying to do just that.

Iz, I could not get your link re canola oil to open. Here is one that is fairly clear re the pros and cons of canola. http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/canola.htm

I suffer from heavy metals toxicity - copper, to be exact, and am one of the “canaries in the coal mine”. I don’t take it well when being told not to be so picky and to sacrifice inteligent, whole, and clean food for the sake of taste. I have to spend a great deal of money on supplements that support my immune system in order to overcome toxins that arepresent in the environment. Even then, one toxic exposure can bring me to the brink of death.

The issue here is: Are the Rice dream products safe to use on a daily basis. My conclusion is: NO. I’ve used them as a way to take supplements, as I don’t use any dairy and have always felt they were not good for me. Keffir is my only alternative, even though most is made from cow’s milk. I can’t find one made from goats milk on the island where I live - Kauai. Water doesn’t provide the necessary buffer when taking concnetrated supplements.

Thanks, Lena