Daas Yochid,
Your comment about Oreos is a bit off. I spoke to my friend and this is what he said….
The OU really doesnt want to deal with DE symbols as it is confusing to the consumer. The problem is that many people were hounding the OU about Oreo so they investigated and found it to be DE at worst.
Please understand, the OU contract with Nabisco is for the items to carry the OUD symbol. This means, if the company wants to reformulate and add milk to that formula, they may do so contractually without letting the OU know about that change ON THE CONDITION that the new oreo ingredient was already approved for use in that plant. Furthermore, there are times they would have to submit new labels for approval, however my friend was unsure if they would have to in such a case.