<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Ron Hoggan from Calgary, Alberta, Canada asked the following question which I consider worthy of a reply via the List : > I have been told that the British Coeliac Society recommends against > wheat starch. Could you tell me if that is accurate and when they > changed? I know that it was acceptable to them at one point. > Do you know why they changed their position on it? I have been a member of the UK Coeliac Society for almost one year and have only received a member's information. By this I mean that I have received the information destined for a Coeliac and not that for a doctor, researcher, specialist or official of the Society. During that period, I have seen nothing to indicate a recommendation FOR or AGAINST wheat starch. Within the Bi-annual magazine published by the Society, "The Crossed Grain", there are advertisements by manufacturers of products using non-grain flours AND those who use both non-grain and wheat-starch based flours (NOTE I use these terms for explanation only). There are also disclaimers which state that the Society does not endorse any advertisers products. During the few Coeliac meetings I have attended, it has been made clear that there is equal support given to those who can tolerate the "de-glutenized" wheat starch and those who cannot. Consideration is also made for those, like myself, who have additional allergy problems such as my reaction to eggs ... I become VIOLENT!!! :-) ). NOTE : this message is my personal opinion of the information I have received and is not to be taken as the official view of the UK Coeliac Society. Ron ... I hope this answers your questions and that you understand my desire to clarify this to the List. Graham KENT An English Coeliac