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Below is an e-mail from Ron Smith of Farmer John.  He appears to claim that
only 3 products have gluten but that some products not containing gluten
might have cross-contamination from monosodium glutamate (msg) but he did
not know the source.  Whether or not it the msg has gluten, my
Gastroenterologist has discouraged against eating msg because he believes it
can cause inflammation.  I don't eat any products with msg anyway.  Has
anyone had any experiences with their meat products?  Any recommendations
for sausages?
Currently, I use only one brand of sausage or processed meats which makes
its own sausages which are all gluten-free without fillers.
Laura

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>From: Ron Smith <[log in to unmask]>
>
>That is corrrect.  We only have 3 items which contain Soy
>Sauce.....therefore, there is a risk of gluten intolerance for those 3
>items.  We make a sausage product for one account that has msg in it.  But
>none of our products that we make with our label have msg in it per
>se.....but it goes through the same chopper.  Therefore, there is a
>possibility that traces could be found in our sausage products.  I do not
>currently know the derivation of the msg.  r

>From:  L and N Matsui [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent:  Wednesday, March 12, 2003 6:32 PM
>
>Please be more clear.  Do you mean that the only products you have which
>have gluten are the Bacon, Bone-in Hams, and 1 lb. Package Cooked Sliced
>Ham?  Do you use any msg in your meats and if so, what is this monosodium
>glutamate derived from?

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