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Organic Bitter Apricot Kernels
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We take your health and safety very seriously. If you have any allergen inquiries please Contact Us.
If an allergen is present in the product, it will be clearly declared in the ingredients.
"May Contain" statement NEW FOR 2025 (Progressive rollout):
- In 2025 we will be progressively updating our labels and product pictures with our new label that now include a "May Contain" statement.
- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) dictates that "Cross-contamination statements may be declared by food manufacturers and importers".
- That said, we hold ourselves to much higher standards than the CFIA and Health Canada rules oblige. Most companies do not and you will only rarely see "May Contain" statements.
- If there is a remote chance that there might be cross-contamination of a priority allergen, we will declare it on the product label in the form of a "May Contain" statement.
- A "May Contain" statement does not mean that the allergen is present in the product, it is simple a precautionary measure we take to stay the most transparent possible.
- If an allergen is present in the product, it will be clearly declared in the ingredients.
- For example our Quebec made flours come from a mill that makes both oat and wheat flours. Since both allergens are present in the mill we automatically declare the possibility of cross-contamination even if all precautionary measures are taken.
- Only priority allergens are declared in the "May Contain" statement, which are:
- Cereals & Grains: Triticale, Barley, Oats, Rye, Wheat.
- Tree Nuts: Almonds, Brazil Nuts, Cashews, Hazelnuts, Macadamia Nuts, Pecans, Pine Nuts, Pistachios, Walnuts.
- Peanuts
- Sesame
- Eggs
- Milk
- Soy
- Mustard
- Fish
- Seafood: Crustaceans, Molluscs.
- Sulphites
- Priority allergens are decided by government agencies and health boards. To read more on the subject see "Common food allergens - Priority allergens" published by the CFIA.
- Full CFIA cross-contamination statement explanation "Food allergen cross-contamination (or precautionary) statements".
Amygdalin is a naturally occurring substance found in apricot kernels. When amygdalin is ingested, it converts to cyanide in your body. Cyanide is a fast-acting, potentially deadly chemical. You should not eat more than 3 small kernels per day. Children should not eat apricot kernels. On January 25, 2020, Health Canada established a maximum level (ML) of 20 ppm total extractable cyanide in apricot kernels sold as food and/or used as an ingredient in other foods. Apricot kernels that do not meet Health Canada's ML will not be allowed to be sold in Canada.
We are working hard to source organic bitter apricot kernels that meet this new very strict 20 ppm maximum level. As soon as we do, rest assured they will be back in stock.
Our organic bitter apricot kernels are similar in appearance to a small almond. Fresh apricot kernels are white. The skin becomes light brown when dried out.
Bitter apricot seeds, also referred to as apricot kernels, are the most potent source of B17 (amygdalin). In each apricot seed, there are on average 20mg of B17.
Our apricot kernels are jam-packed with nutrients. We encourage you to continue to do more research and figure out whether adding apricot seeds or B17 to your dietary routine is best for you.
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