We've been buying Safeway's bakery items; bread, cakes, biscuits and the like, for quite some time now. When I realized that there are some Mashbooh (doubtful) ingredients as highlighted by the IFANCA, I was a bit concerned. The main concerns were:
- Whey
- Cheese
- Mono and Diglycerides
And here is the correspondence:
Question Emailed
"What is the source of mono and diglycerides used in Safeway's baked products like cakes and pastries and pies? Are they of animal or plant origin?"
Reply from Safeway Customer Service Team:
Dear Mr./Ms. Ali:
Thank you for contacting us regarding your inquiry on our Bakery Products.
Safeway makes a conscious effort to avoid lards that would contain animal by-products in our finished baked goods.
The bakery industry has no policy in place concerning labeling of animal by products in baked goods, although Safeway does meet the requirements set by the Canadian government in regards to animal by-products in our finished goods.
If you have any additional questions please feel free to reply to this e-mail, or contact our customer service center at 1-888-723-3929 and one of our associates will be happy to assist you. Thank you for shopping at Safeway.
Sincerely,
Safeway Customer Service Team 
I have been buying cakes from Safeway for quite sometime. On most of the cakes the ingredients are not mentioned, but just happened to bought one with ingredients labeled on it. It contained gelatin, so I am concerned about the ingredients of other cakes(on which ingredients are not labeled). I am concerned that that whether cakes at Safeway bakery are halal in general?
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