Posted on 03/08/2024 7:27:05 PM PST by simpson96
Long Island baker is accused to taking a few shortcuts to serve up her customers vegan and gluten-free treats.
The Patchogue-based Savory Fig has come under fire after being called out for allegedly attempting to pass off Dunkin’ doughnuts as its own.
New York’s Division of Food Safety and Inspection, along with the Suffolk County Department of Health, are conducting a full investigation into the allegations, the division confirmed to “TODAY” on Friday.
Huntington Village vegan market Cindysnacks was responsible for blowing the whistle on the baking business owned by Michelle Siriani, which they used as a supplier for plant-based and gluten-free baked goods.
John Stengell, co-owner of the market, took to Instagram earlier this week to share a photo of the delivery, which appeared to include at least one doughnut garnished with “D”-shaped sprinkles — closing resembling the Dunkin’s logo.
“I immediately became concerned as to why this one donut was decorated differently than all the others and in such a strikingly similar way to a recognizable chain,” Stengel wrote. “I pulled all of the items delivered out of our racks immediately and stored them in the back out of precaution until I could confirm what was or wasn’t happening here.”
Stengell said he raised his concerns “respectfully, hoping a simple explanation with confirming evidence would clear this up.” But once he and his wife, Cindy, were “not given satisfactory answers nor evidence,” they said they “knew deep down how bad this was.”
The Stengells then ordered an at-home gluten test to verify if the sprinkles Siriani claimed she used were actually vegan. Offering a play-by-play in their social media slideshow, the test came back as “high positive” for gluten. After those independent findings, they severed personal and business ties with Siriani.
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That is 10 times the price at Wally World or 3.5 times the price at Duncan Donuts. Heck, just make some for pennies and everyone gets to decorate them as they wish and they know if they’re gluten free or what not.
Letticia James should be all over this.
I remember years ago, when this non-gluten fad started, reading a medical journal that stated a small percentage (less than 1%) of Americans had allergies or some adverse reaction to gluten.
I watch people, including supposedly brilliant people, falling for these fads all the time. I wonder if it is some inner need to have some type of victimhood/attention getting device?
Then there's the issue of how our food is poisoned. More people may develop allergies for something.
One thing that boggles me is peanut butter allergies. It was so unheard of back in the old school days.
One reason. Medical science.
Today so many people with allergies may now live normal lives when only a few decades ago they would die from the allergic reactions. Now they live and pass on the genetic traits so there are so many more people alive that have severe allergies.
Back when we were children those people would have died and thus they would not pass on those genetic traits to increase in the population.
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