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I'm sharing a reply from Muir Glen/General Mills about their organic tomato
puree.

They also make spaghetti sauces and other tomato-containing products.
Perhaps they don't know that gluten is not always listed on ingredients
labels ... or do they? How helpful was it to tell me to read the label? It
was obvious from the note I sent to them that I had done that.  Wouldn't it
be nice if we could trust all labels? And of course they didn't send me the
list I requested.

Any suggestions for an effective reply? Or maybe I will just let it go and
not buy their products.

Barrie in GA

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>Would you please tell me as soon as possible if your canned tomato
puree is completely gluten-free? I don't see wheat or any other
gluten-containing ingredients on the label, but as a person with celiac
disease, I am aware that some tomato pastes, sauces, and purees contain
wheat as a thickener, although it is not listed on the label. Please let
me know. If you have a list of all your gluten-free food items, that
would be appreciated as well. I will share your response with my
international celiac list-serve. Thank you for your prompt reply.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Consumer Services-MuirGlen" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 3:02 PM
Subject: Muir Glen Web Response 2001/09/06-0290 SLF


Dear Ms. Rissman:

Thank you for contacting Muir Glen regarding gluten in Muir Glen
products.

Our primary goal is to provide accurate information, and we believe this
is best accomplished by referring to the specific ingredients listed on
each product package.  Look at the ingredient label for wheat, barley,
rye, or other sources of gluten.  If you don't see any of these listed,
then the product would be gluten-free.  This is the most current
information for your needs.

Additional information regarding gluten may be obtained by contacting
your health care professional or:

Celiac Sprue Association/United States of America, Inc.
PO Box 31700
Omaha, NE  68131-0700
402-558-0600
www.csaceliacs.org

We hope this information is helpful.

Sincerely,

Sue Fenwick
General Mills
Consumer Services