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I just received this email from Hadley Dates.  He didn't specify whether
there could be contamination from another building in his facility.  I must
admit, I did eat both the pitted and unpitted dates and had no apparent
reaction. (I generally react to any gluten.)

Leif O. Thorvaldson
41504 Mountain Highway E.
Eatonville, WA 98328

The history of the race, and each individual's experience, are thick with
evidence that a truth is not hard to kill and that a lie told well is
immortal.
 -- Mark Twain
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean Dougherty" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "'Leif Thorvaldson'" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 8:09 AM
Subject: RE: Gluten Status of Hadley's dates


> Mr. T.
>
> Although we do not use flour on our pitted dates, we do use oat flour in
> the production of diced date pieces in another building at our facility.
> It seems your condition is severe enough not to chance it and therefore
> it would not be advisable to consume our date product.
>
> Regards,
>
> Hadley Date Gardens
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leif Thorvaldson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 7:23 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Gluten Status of Hadley's dates
>
> I have celiac disease and cannot eat anything that has been exposed to
> gluten (wheat, barley, rye, oats).  Is a flour of any of these used in
> the
> production of your dates.  In particular, I am concerned with your plain
> pitted and unpitted dates.  Thanks,
>
>
> Leif O. Thorvaldson
> 41504 Mountain Highway E.
> Eatonville, WA 98328
>
> The history of the race, and each individual's experience, are thick
> with
> evidence that a truth is not hard to kill and that a lie told well is
> immortal.
>  -- Mark Twain
>
>
>
>
>

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