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I recently joined this list and read with interest the concern about canola
oil, which I eat safely very often.   I sent an inquiry to the Canola
Council of Canada and am sharing their reply.


>Dear Carolyn;
>I am very sorry but I am not qualified to answer your question.  I can
>only give you information that I am aware of.
>As for cross contamination, I believe the likelihood would be remote as
>the oil is encapsulated within the canola seed.  The process of extraction
>involves a cleaning step.  "The seed is cleaned to remove plant stalks,
>grain seeds and other materials using aspiration, indent cleaning, sieving
>or some combination of these processes".  The canola seed is very small
>and round and easy to separate from the larger wheat, barley and rye
>seeds.  I have included below a document you could take to a specialist
>who is familiar with the tolerable levels of gluten and the chance that
>canola oil could contain levels that exceed these limits.  I am sorry that
>I can not give you a clear answer to your question.  For additional
>information follow the links to our web site.
>Good luck with your research.
>Best Regards,
>Shelley Hiron
>
>go to <http://www.canola-council.org/>WWW.canola-council.org
>
>2.       Click on "Canola Publications" (found in the left side column)
>3.       Click on "Canola Oil Technical Information Kit" (you will have to
>scroll down to find this)
>4.       Then click on "Canola Seed and Oil Processing English Text Only"
>

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