<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> I've had several cross contamination type reactions lately. Because I've had similar problems in the past from dried fruit and trail mix, I decided to query Mariani since I recently switched from their dried pineapple to their dried apricot. The only ingredients listed on their package are: dried apricots and sulfur dioxide (note: no starch). My question (and disclosure): Please advise whether you use flour in your production or packing of dried fruit. Your reply will be shared with others who have wheat or gluten intolerance. Their response: . . . As for our products, they are all gluten-free, and the grain source for the starch that we use is rice. In our processing the lines are cleaned using power washer equipment with food grade FDA approved micro-bial control cleaning agents. Since I didn't feel comfortable with this I asked again: . . . . Are you saying that you do use a flour in processing or packing and that flour is rice flour? Their response: The grain is rice. There is no flour involved. I have no idea what to make of this; I'm just offering it to anyone to whom it might make sense and be of interest. Mary B. *Support summarization of posts, reply to the SENDER not the CELIAC List*