<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> MaizeAbout a week ago, I asked the listserve if anyone knew if the coloring-added to salmon bought in supermarkets is gluten free. From about 40 unanimous responses, I learned that - the coloring which is fed to farmed salmon to turn their unappetizing gray color to pink is indeed gluten free. - this is not a problem anyway since the fish eat the coloring, we don't. - farmed salmon is not a desireable food being high in mercury, dioxins, pesticides and other toxins. - "wild" salmon is lower in toxins, costs more but tastes better, is a bit harder to find (unless one likes to fish or has access to a whole foods market). Furthermore, the coloring fed to the farmed salmon is from marigold, cochineal, or beta-carotene. There is much controversy about this topic since farming fish pollutes waters and reduce the feeding/breeding grounds for wild fish. A number of websites for those interested in further researching this topic: http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m1571/22_16/62741745/print.jhtml http://www.worldandi.com/specialreport/2000/May/Sa22064.htm http://ag.arizona.edu/urbanipm/insects/codhineal.html http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=gt&doc=IP/03/123|0|RAPID&lg=EN http://www.mercola.com/2001/sep/12/salmon.htm http://www.salmonoftheamericas.com/news_color.html http://aquanic.org/news/2000/algae.htm * Visit the Celiac Web Page at www.enabling.org/ia/celiac/index.html *
