<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> This is an excerpt from the original question: "I would like to hear from any of you who do eat the Quaker Oats Quick Grits and/or Yellow Corn Meal...Those of you who do eat them, what led you to arrive at your decision to use these products? Aside from the cross- contamination issue, the ingredients by nature are GF. Any feedback on this topic would be appreciated.? I received 38 responses to the question. Most of the responses were from people who do eat the Ouaker Oats brand of cornmeal and grits and feel that cross-contamination isn't a problem for them with these products. Several admitted that that they are not highly-sensitive to small amounts of hidden gluten, but many stated that they are sensitive and have had no problems with these products. One person responded with a very strong message regarding oatmeal (listed below). There were also 5-6 people who stated they have had reactions, and now choose to use alternative brands of grits and cornmeal. I have included some of the responses but could not include all. I also called Quaker Oats and they couldn't guarantee the GF status due to the cross-contamination possibility. Thanks to all who responded - you are great! Some of the responses received: "I have decided there is too much contamination in Quaker Oats products so I avoid everything they make. My friend told me when she called that they would not recommend their products for celiacs because of all the flour flying around." "I eat the grits with no problems. I haven't seen anything in them that would make me think there was any serious cross contamination. I am usually quite sensitive to any gluten that might be hidden." "I will usually try a product that looks to be gf, and if I don't personally have a reaction, then I continue to use it. I have been GF for almost a year and no problems or suspected problems with either of these products." "I don't use Quaker Oats grits or corn meal because by the time they get through with them, they are so devitalized, degerminated, preserved, etc, that there is very little food value left in them. Hodgson Mills has an excellent stone ground whole grain yellow corn meal and yellow grits that are out of this world! If you can't find them there, the address is:Hodgson Mill, Inc, 1203 Niccum ave., Effingham, IL 62401.. Customer Service 800-525- 0177, x231 website is www.hodgsonmill.com" "My husband, the celiac, eats the Quaker Oats quick grits (and old- ashioned) all the time and has no reactions." "I have a packet of the quick grits (the plain, not the misc-flavored package) every morning with no problems...In my experience, contamination has not been an issue." "I use both all the time. I also use Albers cornmeal...Unless it is an obvious contamination, I don't worry about it...No two celiacs are alike. Use your own judgement." "I was eating a lot of these and I thought I found a problem so I stopped and substituted rice. My stomach got better. Rice is a little more binding than corn. So I have continued to cut back on corn products. They are safe but go through a little faster than I need." "My husband, who is the celiac, would really have a reaction if they were contaminated. My daughter also. We have used them in our house for 40 years." "I'll tell you i and my sons nearly died from oatmeal it is a gluten" "I decided to use Quaker Quick Grits (very, very rarely) after Quaker told me it was GF. Then after I heard about possible contamination, I decided to continue using it after reading messages from several sensitive people who said it was the only grits they had found that they had not reacted to. I am not a reactor so I try to gauge what others say." "I've never had a problem eating Quaker Oats Instant Grits or their rice cakes either. I don't know what the cross-contamination issues really are...= Oats should be GF, according to grain experts, but cross-contamination is the big issue...is too dangerous to justify eating oats in the USA. In Europe, a sure-fire gluten-free oat product seems to be available....I still eat instant Quaker Oats corn grits--no problem so far. I have better feelings about Quaker brand than any other rice cakes and have never had a negative reaction from Quaker brand rice cakes (I'm pretty sensitive too). Lundberg rice cakes are OK, but they are expanding into non-gf areas too, so I don't trust them as much as I used to do." "We are pretty sure that I am showing a sensitivity to corn, not surprising considering how much I use that grain in my diet. Make sure that you rotate foods... rotating the grains especially may help so that she doesn't develop an allergy later from 'over-exposure'." I tried Quaker Oats instant grits and was sick. I have since been using Kinnikinnicks guaranteed gf corn meal for grits and other corn meal-based foods. Check and see if your supermarket has INDIAN HEAD white or yellow cornmeal...fairly coarse so you could use it for grits and polenta.